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Help identifying plum tree
Location: Maine
Fruit: blue/purple, small, oblong (long)
Blooms: small, white
Leaves: small
Tree:
more bush like - no single trunk, 4-5 main branches split off at base
at ground
10' tall/wide
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An evolution in grafting
My question stems (pardon the pun) from two ideas:
That trees live for a very long time and that there have been many evolutions of trees in that time.
It is possible to graft trees of the same ...
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What causes spruce branches to drop their needles?
I have a spruce tree that has a problem. Every year, some branches suddenly drop all of their green needles and die. I would like to prevent this, but I don't know what the cause is. What causes this ...
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Relocating an apple tree - when should this be done?
A long time ago (about ten years), I put some apple seeds in the ground, and now I have an apple tree. The only problem is that it is too close to the neighbour's house, and might do some damage to it ...
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How to get rid of Smilax aspera
I need to clean and restore an old olive plantation which was not cultivated for around 20 years and is now covered with weeds, bushes and spruce tree. I'm new to olive trees but have clean almost ...
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How do I water my full grown cherry tree?
I bought a house three years ago, the cherry trees appeared to be fruitless. This year they flowered and now have cherries all over them. They are very large adult trees. Do I water them? How often ...
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Will a branch on a small tree always be at that same height?
We have a lot of trees on the farm (Apple, maple, pear, walnut, oak...) and I've been reading about pruning lately. One of the things I stumbled upon is that when a tree is say five feet tall and has ...
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What options except cutting the tree down do I have if a fir tree is growing too high?
There's a fir tree that is now about seven meter tall and continues to grow and will reach something like 20 meters height. The tree is too close to buildings and too close to plants and so the shadow ...
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Is eye-level coppicing of trees unique to Turkey, and what species are typically involved?
When travelling in Turkey some years ago, I noticed many trees (25-40cm diameter) that appeared to have been heavily pruned at a height of around 2m. Only just before leaving did I realise that this ...
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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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White fungus growing on tree branches
This tree has had a tough time recently. It was heavily pruned by a former resident, and until recently was buried in the middle of a dense bamboo grove. The bamboo visible to the right is 30+ feet ...
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How do I deal with a pine tree infestation?
My pine tree is heavily infested with some kind of white stuff. It looks like some kind of scales or white powder that is covering all the pine needles. Anyone know how to deal with this without ...
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Is there a particular term for 'large bonsai'?
We are relatively new to the Pacific Northwest coast. One thing that seems to be somewhat common are Japanese type gardens. What a lot of these gardens have I would call--for lack of a better ...
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Raising soil level around tree
As a side mini project from a bigger patio project, we moved some concrete blocks to create a well around a tree in the front of the house.
A conversation over in DIY.SE chat this morning sparked ...
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How can I revive a tree that's been stripped of bark?
I've got what I think is a cedar tree in my backyard that is missing most of its bark on one side from the ground to about 4' up. (Thanks to my puppy who is a shredding machine.) The branches next to ...
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Can I get rid of sap stains on my mulberry tree?
My mulberry tree was leaking sap earlier and it left ugly black stains down the trunk. The tree has deeply furrowed bark. Can I remove this?
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What is the right way to prune a mulberry tree?
I've planted a dormant bareroot 2' tall mulberry seedling, and I'm wondering what sort of pruning is required. It's a full size tree, not any sort of dwarf variety. It has several branches already.
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How long can I keep a Mulberry tree in a large pot without stunting it?
I have a mulberry tree growing in a large pot, about 30-40 litres (about 40-50cm diameter, same depth). How long will it be fine in that size pot, or is it good forever and will just be stunted?
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Is there a way to save this half-dead evergreen tree?
I just moved into a home and this tree is planted in the yard. Half of it seems to be in good shape but the other half has no leaves and seems dead. I'm not sure what, if anything, I can do to save or ...
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How to best care for mature trees?
I've got several mature trees in my yard. I just moved into the home and for the last two years not a lot of care was given to the trees. As a first step I've removed all the trees that were scattered ...
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What is this tall tree with needle-like leaves?
Somebody saw this tree in a park (in Galicia, in northwestern Spain) and asked me to try and identify it. Here are 3 photos of the tree (click on each to enlarge):
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What to look for in a good electric chainsaw?
I will need it for clearing large tree limbs and small trees, mostly for storm cleanup in a medium sized yard surrounded by mature, healthy trees.
I am looking for recommendations for safety and ...
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What is this tree with oval leaves and yellow flower?
I'd like now what this tree is in order to find out how to prune and whether or not the shadow of a rubinia close by is a problem as I have the impression the tree is weak (at least it was the case ...
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How can I get lemon trees to bear fruit?
I have a couple of lemon trees (small plants really) in my garden. But they seem to grow at an awfully slow pace.They are about 2 years old & about 3/4 ft in height. I have seen pictures of lemon ...
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Combine Two or More fruit Trees!
I am from southern NH, my neighbor in the next neighborhood has a tree with both pears and apples. I have heard of this but never thought it was practical. I have a peach tree that is less than half ...
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What is this tree with dark, broad leaves?
Well, the new house has a mystery tree. Our initial guess was some form of a broad leaved ligustrum. It appears to be evergreen - no leaves have been lost yet although the neighboring peaches have ...
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What are some hardy trees with medicinal properties?
I am looking to plant a few trees this year, they are not in a high priority location. I am mostly just doing it to keep my hill from eroding. I have heard ( i dont know how well documented this is) ...
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Tall Living Fence
I live in NJ and my house next to a daycare facility playground. Not only is there zero privacy, it also gets really noisy with the kids screaming all day. I am looking into the possibility of a ...
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Are these baobab or acacia trees?
I have some questions about some trees present in my study areas. I think there must be acacias trees and baobabs, but it's hard for me to distinguish them.
Maybe there are also some additional trees ...
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Pine Borer Beetle Infestation
I cut down a tree that was infested with pine borer beetles. I don't want the beetles to infect other trees. Unfortunately, I can't burn the infested wood. And I don't have anywhere to haul the ...
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Can I grow a pistachio tree from seed?
I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. So I know I have the right soil and conditions to grow pistachio trees. But can I just plant a pistachio seed and grow a tree or do I have to go buy the tree?
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Can a citrus tree produce fruit after a freeze?
My citrus tree is in a large pot on the patio where it gets lots of sunlight. Two summers ago, it was filled with blooms, but they all fell off. We had a hard freeze that winter and it looked dead. ...
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When to transplant spruce tree sprout from a small bucket
I have a small sprout (30‒40 cm) of some species of spruce tree that is native (or at least welcome) to the Rocky Mountains of North America (purchased from the local Fish and Game Department’s nature ...
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I want to grow bonsai from seeds. What are some of the easiest tree species to start with?
I started enjoying Bonsai a few years ago. I enjoy the experience but I also like the challenge. It is my understanding that growing bonsai from seeds can be difficult but fun for those who enjoy ...
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Leafiest Tropical Tree
I currently live in tropical country Philippines and I would like to plant or graft the most leafiest tree serving 2 purpose; first to have a better shade, like I said we live in a tropical climate ...
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Transfering a swamp oak from pot to ground
I have an interesting project going. I was visiting the 911 Memorial site in NYC last fall. There are MANY swamp oaks planted on the grounds and in the footprint of where the twin towers stood. The ...
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Do fir trees cause foundation problems?
We have a fir tree planted at the front corner of our house. We recently had foundation problems due to that side of the house sinking. We live in north Texas. The company that fixed our foundation ...
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My tree is a wasp magnet, what can I do to get rid of them?
There is a small tree (about 2 meters tall, maybe a bit more) at the front of my house that has become a wasp magnet in the last few weeks. I have seen at least 2 kinds of wasps hanging in there, and ...
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Is My Tree Dead?
The bark is falling off my tree. Is the tree dead? Diseased? Will I have to have it removed? Please see the pics:
Click on any photo for full size
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Mexican Avocado tree grown indoors 1½ years old has round spots on leaves
I have a Mexican Avocado tree growing indoors in the winter (we live in the Northeast) outdoors in the summer. It has developed white round spots and the edges to the inside are becoming brown and the ...
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how far will pine tree roots spread?
I have a very tall pine tree in front of my house. I am about to start work digging up my downstairs floor and re-doing it. I'm just wandering if before I start I should look further into the roots of ...
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My 14' weeping willow tree's pruned main branch is growing off center
I pruned the main branch of my (7') weeping willow tree last year too low (I'm guessing) and now the main branch is about 3-5" off center. The tree is now about 12-14' high.
Is this a problem? If ...
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Can I grow a fruit bearing pistachio tree?
I live in Zone 7 in Northwest texas. It's pretty dry here and the soil is mostly hard clay. I'm very interested in growing fruit bearing pistachio trees, but haven't been able to find any local ...
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Sequoia Browning
I have a small sequoia tree which I got from the San Francisco airport as a seedling. I planted it in January 2012 and it has been growing (slowly) and seemed healthy - it is about a foot tall and is ...
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Fig tree mystery worm problem
A friend has a fig tree which seems to be the target of a worm. As far as I can see the leaves and fruit do not have any bite marks or worms/insects inside them, but the fruit born was less this year, ...
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What is this South Florida tree?
This tree is on the side of my South Florida house.
The trunk is really thin. The diameter can't be more than three inches.
I haven't measured the tree, but it's gotta be about 10-12 feet tall and ...
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How is an Avocado plant started?
I find ourselves buying one or two Avocados twice a week.
It's one of these things that I've been wanting to do for a long time: grow an avacado plant.
What is the ideal climate or exposure to ...
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Can you help identify this fragrant tree?
Do you know your tropical trees? Can you identify this one?
This picture of the tree's leaves and blossoms was taken in Thailand. The fragrance of these blossoms is very startling and unique.
Thank ...
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Pruning a mimosa
I have a mimosa and I have to prune it. I'd like to be less invasive and do this "operation" in the best way.
Which is the best weather to prune mimosa?
Which is the best time to do it?
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Should I remove the tree roots coming from the neighbouring garden?
When I was digging out* a patch to grow veggies earlier in the spring I found big roots in the soil unconnected to anything in our garden. It looks like they're coming from some kind of palm trees ...
