Tree & Shrub Care

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• STRANGE 'ICKY' TREE. ANYONE KNOW WHAT IT IS?

  Hi everyone, I have a friend who has this wierd tree. Its pine cones right now (mid July) are green and oozing clear sap? It also has 'flowers' little brown pods, almost like another pinecone around the tips of the branches (see picture/ the 'flowers are very similar to the… More

• Chinese Maple

  ...e a chinese maple in the garden. Very nice little tree... My questions are as follows 1. What are the basic care features I should focus on for this tree 2. If I wanted to transplant it,… More

• Peach Trees

  ...g of summer and it's leaves are turning yellow. I care for them in the same way. What is happening to my… More

• Gathering Tree Seed for Forestry Student in Poland

  I thought I would post here on the tree Thread for any suggestions or help some of you might be able to offer. I am in correspondance with a young man who is a Forestry Student in Poland. I am trying to collect a variety of tree seed to send… More

• Pear And Peach Tree Help

  ...eaches And Pears Everywhere. I Am Not Sure How To Care For The Trees To Make Sure We Have… More

• tree/shrub "wish list" for next spring

  ... come down with spring gardening fever! Here's my tree & shrub wish list for what I'd like to add to the garden this coming spring, feel free to share yours!1. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis' (dwarf Hinoki falsecypress) for a privacy screen/hedge… More

• Need a tree to soak up water!

  ...y for days after any rain. I am hoping to plant a tree/shrub that requires a lot a water that will one day help dry out the yard. I am considering some type of willow but I do… More

• Pink flowering shrubby tree. HELP Pretty Please!

  Hi everyone. I found this pink flowering shrubby tree in the woods along the creek today, and I cannot ID it from my tree book, nor searching on the net. I am praying some of you can ease my mind because I will worry myself to death until the mystery… More

• satsuma

  ... etc .I live in central Louisiana ...Can I grow a tree in a huge pot ,so I can bring it in if we have a freeze?? what other steps can I take to prevent harm during a freeze? THX More

• Is my Mimosa a goner?

  ...I then noticed an ant problem. I sprayed and took care of them(I hope). Now I'm seeing a hard… More

• I need help with my japanese maple seedling

  I have a Japanese Maple seedling from my parents house in the fall of 2006. It was about an inch tall when I brought iot from Ohio to Tennessee. It is now about 2 feet tall. I cannot honestly remember if I brought it in last winter or not. I… More

• What to Do

  ...care of my gardens. I have a bed around a big Oak tree that got completly out of hand. It stays damp and in shade. Apparently green stuff loves this location. I'm almost scared to get in there. Snakes,… More

• Just Another New Girl

  ...hat I do *not* in fact hate gardening. I've taken care of the roses on my family's property for a few years, now, but I'm interested in expanding into new territories. Particularly tropical and/or rare/unusual plants. I'm actually gearing up for my… More

• Hybiscus getting ready for the winter.

  ...y house and they NEVER come back up. Now I have 3 tree and 8 plants.… More

• Bush identification help please

  ...ng one of the bushes on my new property. The bush/tree is about 10 feet high and has berries. This specimen did not have blossoms in the spring and the leaves have serrated edges.… More

• snow fountain weeping cherry tree

  Hi , I planted a snow fountain weeping cherry tree about 3 weekks ago. I am begining to get green leaves/buds. I have noticed most of the weeping cherry trees in the area have already bloomed. will mine bloom or just give me green leaves? do the white flowers come… More

• Red Dragon Maple

  ...ersary. She bought me a 4ft tall Red Dragon Maple tree. I need all the help I can get to plant it and take care of it. So please… More

• For Gerbera Daisy Lovers!

  ... to buy 8 of them to put around my flowering pear tree. So take a look at… More

• Need a tree along my deck

  ...to the deck. I'm thinking about a small tree or a shrub that can be limbed up, like a viburnum. The area between the deck and fence is… More

• Pomegranate tree

  ...garden I take care of there is an old pomegranate tree. This tree may have been planted by the Sisters of Mercy from Ireland shortly after 1865. After extensive pruning of surrounding shrubbery and trees, exposing the tree to more light it has bloomed for the… More

• Anybody know what this tree/shrub and perennial are???

  Hi all, I have a couple things growing in my front yard, in an unkempt area where I want to extend my garden beds. I have to decide what to keep, what to move, and what to remove. The goals of my gardens are not just beauty, but also to… More

• looking for a particular kind of shrub/tree

  I am looking for a shrub. I know what I want it to look like but I have no idea what I'm looking for :0 I want it to be 8ft tall or there abouts and not too wide. I want to completely block the view to my neighbor's yard… More

• Can anyone identiy this young tree/shrub?

  I saw this plant on an unkempt lot near our neighborhood lake in memphis, I've never seen it before. the plant is spindly , about 5-6 ' tall, growing on the edge of awooded area. I've added photos,in the add photos box, but they don't seem to apeear on the… More

• Mystery shrub/tree

  Hi, here are 3 pictures of a shrub/tree growing along the lot line. It blooms in a very small scented white flower in clusters. Any clues? More

• Please Help Identify Shrub & Tree

  ...shrub in the first photo resembled Euphorbia. The tree in the second photo was about 10' tall-very delicate. Thank you!~Andrea More

• shrub help

  have shrubs planted near tree, slow growth ,little flowers as compared to same planted 50 feet away. any ideas ? please, south florida - I can be contacted by PM Email address removed by GG moderator. More

• Can you help me name this shrub?

  ...ng to find the name of some very pretty landscape tree-like shrubs. They are about four foot tall and have a draping type of foliage at the top and a woody stem. It has beautiful red berries on it in the… More

• Midwest Fruit Tree Care?

  Thanks, Treeman. I was kind of hoping I'd hear from you, as from what I've read, you know a heck of a lot about these things. Now the frustration of having to wait 'til there's fruit.....(Not like I don't have anything else growing here):rolleyes: More

• Mystery Shrub/Tree

  ...rge. Good shade! Limbs very brittle and break off tree. Messy seeds. Wood carvers love it because it is so easy to carve. Just had one cut down that would have dumped the seeds all over our… More

• Help with this Flowering Tree/Shrub

  Hello :) I have this little beauty growing out front... I ALMOST removed it early this spring because it gets so much shade and has grown so leggy... it has leaned to stretch itself into the sun... I'm so glad I didn't remove it though -- these blooms are so… More

• winterizing fig tree

  ... someone please share how they care for their fig tree/shrub in winter in the mid Atlantic states. We have a couple of fig trees that are about 5-6 ft high and produce great tasting figs. My husband has been bending the trunks down to the ground and covering with… More

• Tree ID Please

  ...t would be here but I'm asking anyway! Do we post Trees to be identified here or in the Tree/shrub section? Kind of late to ask the question since I've been posting in the Tree/shrub section but I haffta ask for all man kind. :0 Here is the… More

• Need help identifying tree

  My newly inherited tree has seen better days. The flowers used to be a lavender blue color, but now seem to be dying. The tree is fairly tall, I would estimate 12+ feet. Really want to find out what type of tree it is to ensure that I am providing… More

• Wild Shrub Leaf

  ...n my mom's flowerbed near the "infamous" magnolia tree. I just plucked a leaf and I'm trying to figure out whether to dig it out and permanently be rid of it or dig it out and stick it in my yard. So far it's just… More

• Cocos palm care (Cocos nucifera)

  ...the photos on the website). Whe I bought it had a tree and a few leaves growing out upright of the cocos base, but not it the tree is falling on a side (I… More

• Banana Shrub

  I want a Banana shrub :party09: do you know where I might find one or where to order it from.They smell so good.I took a cutting from my brothers bush before he passed away but none rooted.He sold his land to pay his bills so his wife wouldn,t be left… More

• What type of shrub is this?

  ...ant has no problem climbing it. I haven't seen a "tree" just lots of… More

• Tree/Shrub?

  Not sure what this is. There are two growing down the road. One 6', one 15 ' tall. Never noticed any fruit or flowers. More

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