Peach trees (Prunus persica) bring year-round beauty with their leaves and flowers as well as fruit. Most peach trees are grown by grafting or budding to help improve their resistance to disease, although they will also grow reliably from cuttings. Cutting-grown peach trees may lack the resili...
Apple trees, and many species of fruit tree, don’t come “true to seed.” That means if you plant Honeycrisp apple seed, you won’t grow a Honeycrisp tree in the next generation. The only way to ensure that the new tree will have the same flavor, disease resistance, and growth habit...
Intersectional peonies are a cross between herbaceous and tree types. Some impressive cultivars to choose from include: Paeonia 'First Arrival’. Can reach a height of 75cm (3'), with dark pink flowers. Paeonia 'Garden Treasure’. Will grow to 90cm (3') high, with scented yellow flowers....
from cuttings, from seed or bought as a mature plant ready to go straight in the garden. If growing lupins from seed, it’s important to know that they tend not to come true so you may have a real mix of colours. To make sure you have the exact same plant it’s better to grow ...
Keep trees watered during drought, but avoid watering from above. Mow around the trees to remove weeds and allow for air to circulate. Seasons: Diplodia tip blight is present year-round. The fruiting bodies appear in summer. Risk level: If a canker infection becomes severe, it may kill wood...
Rooted grape cuttings ready for planting In warm, humid summer regions—such as the Southeast and South Central United States– Muscadine grapes are the best choice to grow. They thrive in the summer heat. After selecting the right grape for your garden, growing and pruning grapes is not that...
Plumerias are small tropical trees with fragrant flowers (used to make Hawaiian leis). In colder climates, you can grow plumerias in pots and bring them inside in the fall! They make great sunroom or patio plants. Learn how to plant, grow, and care for plumeria plants. ...
Are frangipani trees fast growing? Although frangipani can grow to be quite large (six meters high by five meters wide, or about 20 feet by 16 feet), they are rather slow to grow. On average, frangipani grow 20 centimeters, or about eight inches, each year. Are there different types of...
How do you best propagate an apple variety? To achieve the same genetics as your parent tree, you’ll need to take cuttings from a ‘Granny Smith.’ Apples grow from seed in the wild and are hybrids of their two parent trees. Growing apples from seed is a fun activity, but not a re...
Hang up Thanksgiving cactus to admire its beauty at eye-level. Photo © Radila Radilova What You Should Know About Schlumbergeras In its native habitat of Brazil, this rain forest cactus is epiphytic, making its home on trees. Some misconceptions exist about how to grow tropical cactus. Do...