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Problems and Pests
There are four steps in effective and responsible pest management. Cultural controls are far and…
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Viburnum
The member species are evergreen or deciduous shrubs or (in a few cases) small trees…
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Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa is a small deciduous tree 8–12m (26–39 ft) tall, in the family Cornaceae.…
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Propagating From Mound Layering
Mound layering a simple way to propagate low, shrubby plants. With this technique, the shrub…
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Friday May 07
There are four steps in effective and responsible pest management. Cultural controls are far and away the most important. Physical controls should be attempted next, followed by biological controls. Resort to chemical controls only when the first three possibilities have been exhausted. Cultural controls are…
Friday April 23
Mound layering a simple way to propagate low, shrubby plants. With this technique, the shrub is partially buried in a mound of well drained soil mix. The buries stems will then sprout roots along their lengths. This method can provides many new plants with little…
Friday April 09
Layering, and ground layering in particular, is the easiest method and the one most likely to produce successful results. Layering allows future cuttings to form their own roots before being detached from the parents plant. In ground layering, a section of a flexible branch is…
Friday March 26
The easiest cutting propagation method for trees and shrubs is to start cuttings taken in the late summer or early fall from new, but mature, growth that has not yet become completely woody. These are called semi-ripe, semi-mature, or semi-hardwood cuttings. Follow these steps to…
Friday March 12
One pruning practice that should never be used is tree topping. Topping is done in an attempt to control height or size, to prevent trees from growing into overhead power lines, to allow more light onto a property or to prevent a tall tree from…
Plant Of The Week
Tuesday May 04
The member species are evergreen or deciduous shrubs or (in a few cases) small trees native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with a few species extending into tropical montane regions in South America and southeast Asia. In Africa, the genus is confined to the Atlas Mountains. - Wikipedia
Tuesday April 27
Cornus kousa is a small deciduous tree 8–12m (26–39 ft) tall, in the family Cornaceae. Common names include kousa, kousa dogwood, Chinese dogwood, Korean dogwood, and Japanese dogwood. Synonyms are Benthamia kousa and Cynoxylon kousa. It is a plant native to East Asia including Korea, China and Japan. Widely cultivated as an ornamental, it is naturalized in New York State. - Wikipedia
Tuesday April 20
'Kwanzan' is the most popular Japanese cherry tree cultivar for cherry blossom viewing in Europe and North America.
Tuesday April 13
Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a large deciduousshrub or small tree, native to eastern North America from southern Ontario, south to northern Florida but which can thrive as far west as California. It is the state tree of Oklahoma.
Tuesday April 06
The flowers of many species are considered edible. In parts of England, the petals of M. grandiflora are pickled and used as a spicy condiment.
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