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  • emerald green arborvitae

    Hi, Last year in June I planted 15 - 2 foot arborvitaes to in my back yard. I live in southern Montana. All winter they looked green and fine. I watered them this spring because it is so dry in our area. After the watering it seemed that they had started to turn brown and are brittle. Week after week they seem worse and worse. I can't understand...
    Posted to Introduce Yourself (Forum) by soojack on 05-11-2008
  • I finally got around to buying a few dwarf trees. How can in increase the chance they survive.

    I'm in zone 5b (Central MA). I know the optimal time for planting trees is fall and early spring. It being the middle of May right now, I'm thinking I may have to work hard to keep these trees alive. I've planted them on a slight mound with an inch or two of mulch with a berm at the top of the mound (I guess it is to help retain water there...
    Posted to Fruit Trees (Forum) by Tom on 05-11-2008
  • Gravel Mulch

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    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-11-2008
  • Re: Red Sunset Maple - Tree placement

    I actually live in the panhandle of Florida, does the southwest rule still apply? yes the rule should apply for the majority of the northern hemisphere.......the closer to the hemisphere the less of a southern angle there will be, but it will still be present...... You are very welcome. I love the opportunity to help people love their plants!!! Especially...
    Posted to Trees (Forum) by weepngwillo2 on 05-11-2008
  • Re: Red Sunset Maple - Tree placement

    Thank you weepngwillo2 ! You have been very helpful. It all makes sense, thanks for explaining it the way you did. Can't wait to get started now. My neighbors were starting to look at me funny, seeing me standing in my yard, at various times of the day, moving from spot to spot (thinking like a tree)! I actually live in the panhandle of Florida...
    Posted to Trees (Forum) by JanMarieB on 05-11-2008
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