Another name for a bush - shorter than a tree and with multiple stems.
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Could someone help identify these two shrubs?
I am doing an ecology project for biology and we have to identify these plants (genus and species). We're having a bit of trouble, so any help is greatly appreciated!
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Does dawn dishwashing detergent kill plants (shrubs & flowers)?
Yesterday I was talking to my neighbor, and he was telling me he was cleaning the trim on his house with Dawn (dishwashing detergent used in the US) mixed in water. I thought I read somewhere that ...
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Hexagonal bush?
I have seen the pictured bush today when hiking around Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. From a distance, hexagonal patterns are visible: Adjacent branches grow in an almost perfect 45° angle relative to ...
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What is this shrub and has it come back from the dead?
We had this deciduous shrub in our lawn for many years. Its height was about 1.5m - 2m. This photo is from a couple of years ago.
Strange thing is that this spring it seemed to have died. We ...
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What kind of fertilizer should I give to an average mature shrub?
I've got a decently mature shrub in the backyard that is about 10 foot tall. It is starting to bloom with pinkish flowers. I'm wondering what kind of fertilizer should I give it for early spring.
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How do I kill a butterfly bush so it stays dead?
I have four Butterfly Bushes (Buddleja davidii) in my yard from a previous owner. I believe two are the Black Knight cultivar, but I'm not sure what the other two are.
I spend a lot of time every ...
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What is this small annual with white trumpet-formed flowers?
Moving into a house with a garden last year I collected black-pepper-like seeds from a dried out small shrub.
Putting two of them in a seeding pot resulted in having 2 small shrubs with relatively ...
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Should I prune Rudbeckia for winter?
My Rudbeckias have had a great 2nd summer, have now grown up to 60cm ish in height and have flowered like mad for at least a couple of months.
I'm just wondering how best to care for them over the ...
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What is this woody plant?
I just dug up this tree (I think it is a tree), and I wanted to know if someone could help me identify it. Click for larger images.
This woody plant was growing in Illinois near some marshy land ...
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Best practices to grow haskap bush: Lonicera caerulea edulis
This honeysuckle with edible fruit is being sold by retailers in my area as the new best thing. After researching them I planted three varieties to get good cross pollination.
What experience ...
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Acacia shrubs in Ohio
Is it possible to grow an Acacia variety in Ohio (zone 6)? I'd prefer to not grow them in a greenhouse, I'm looking for something that will survive the winter (even if I cover it all winter).
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Are blackberries hard to control?
I just planted two unnamed blackberry cultivars in a raised bed with rhubarb surrounded by flagstone. It seemed like a good idea at the time but now based on a remark about how they are a "nightmare ...
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Will Chanterelle mushrooms grow under some shrubs?
I would like to grow some Chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius) under some shrubs in my yard. Will they grow in the narrow space between the shrubs?
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Does fish emulsion work as a foliar fertilizer on needle leaved evergreens?
I know how fish emulsion works as a foliar spray on deciduous shrubs, but will it work on needle leaved evergreens such as mugho pines and junipers? If not, what should be used for comparable result?
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Where can I find a large shrub to replace one that died in a hedge? (See details)
With the drought last year I lost two fairly large (~ 5 foot tall) Photonia/Redtip shrubs that were part of a hedge. I've been to several nurseries, but the biggest one I've seen for sale anywhere is ...
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Options for an edible privacy “fence”?
I live on a corner lot, with neighbors' fencing on two sides of my back yard, the house on a third, and an open street on the fourth.
Rather than installing a fence myself, to provide privacy in the ...
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What flowers and shrubs will grow without outside help?
I would like to plant some shrubs and/or flowers in a mostly wooded area behind my house (in NE Oklahoma). What are some good candidates that are (1) cheap, (2) perennial, and (3) hardy enough to ...
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Is Clethra Acuminata nice or not?
I just received seed for a North American tree/shrub called Clethra Acuminata or Cinnamon Clethra. With its fragrant mid summer flowers and easy germination, it sounds nice. Other opinions talk about ...
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Can a large-ish Elaeagnus be transplanted?
I have eight or so Elaeagnus growing in front of my house. They're five years old and growing quite well; I have to trim them several times a year to keep them under four feet. I just don't think ...
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What sort of planting layout should I follow to cover a fence with a hedge?
I'm planning on planting around 500 ft of evergreen hedge in Tennessee, partly in the sun and partly in shade. I talked to a local landscaping company who recommended one of the following:
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Why didn't my forsythia cuttings root?
In May, I took some greenwood forsythia cuttings, dipped them in a hormone rooting powder and planted them in rooting mix. The mix was kept moist all year. I had thought they had rooted because they ...
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What kind of landscaping plants do livestock avoid eating and need minimal attention?
I'd like to plant plants/trees/shrubs along the sidewalk on the roads to improve the landscaping and general appearance. However, I live in Gurgaon, India and it is common to see livestock (cows, ...
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Is it possible to indefinitely limit the growth of trees, hedges, and shrubs?
Now that I've lived in my very nicely landscaped first home for over 10 years, I have several "overgrown" trees, hedges, and shrubs (mostly, but not all evergreens) in my landscaping, and at this ...
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Are there any ways to cut back sea buckthorn, other than brute force?
Today I was part of a volunteer team that cut back just over 800 square metres (roughly 8600 sq. ft.) of sea buckthorn encroaching onto a nature reserve, which basically came down to lopping and ...
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How long does it take a mock-orange bush to flower?
I have a four year old mock-orange that is eight feet (2.4m) tall and six feet (1.8m) wide, and I'm getting impatient for some flowers.
It's planted in partial shade in a valley.
I prune it in ...
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How do I prune my mop-head hydrangea?
I have a five year old Annabelle Hydrangea that is getting bushy. I have lightly pruned it in the past, but I don't know really know how I am supposed to do it. It is about 4' high and 6' wide. How do ...
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Can I cover an evergreen shrub in winter?
I have a small evergreen shrub that gets frost burn in winter. I had been told to use tar paper on it over winter, but I was concerned that since it is a broad-leaved evergreen it might need light in ...
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How can I naturally encourage birds into my garden?
We love having our garden filled with birds, thus we have put up a variety of bird feeders. We also make lots of water available for the birds. The result is a 2½ year old that can identify about ...
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What are some small deciduous shrubs that can grow in USDA zone 4?
A particular site in our garden (USDA zone 4) has dry, sandy soil over heavy clay and gets full sun. There is excellent drainage due to the retaining wall on one side that has a drainage pipe situated ...
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Deciduous shrub with leathery green leaves in Northern England, some sort of cotoneaster?
Our garden in the North of England was full of these when we moved in. It grows a lot vertically, never seems to flower, is deciduous, and has leathery green leaves.
Been trying to work out what it ...
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Removing a bush whose roots are breaking concrete
In our backyard there is a bush growing up the side of a wall, using a drain pipe to crawl up.
Its trunk has grown to be relatively thick (~ 10 cm) and it is now causing the concrete to split on the ...
