A monkeypod tree will grow moderately fast -- 2.5 to 5 feet (.7 to 1.5 meters) per year. How does that compare with other trees with which you might be familiar? A sugar maple tree grows at a rate of 1 to 2 feet (.3 to .6 meters) per year, and a white pine tree grows abo...
How to tell if an avocado is ripe? When it comes to picking ripe avocado, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. First, you want to make sure that the avocado is firm but not too hard. You should also be able to gently press into the flesh of the avocado with your...
While there are more than100 varietiesof maple trees in the world, the two best maples for climbing are probably the silver maple and the sugar maple. The silver maple is likely the tree people picture when they think of a maple tree with its iconic silvery-backed leaves. It grows quickly...
If you're short on honey, brown sugar or maple syrup can be substituted. The fruit: I use orange in two ways in this recipe. First, I slice it into rounds and simmer it with the wine to infuse it with sweet citrus flavor and a bit of tang. Then I use additional orange slices ...
Let’s start with distinguishing sugar and red maple. It’s actually quite easy to tell them apart if you know a couple of key facts. The “sinuses” (see photo below) of sugar maple leaves are rounded, while those of red maple are are angular. ...
Sugar Maple As is the case with many maples, the gray bark of a sugar maple tree (Acer saccharum, zones 3 to 8) changes as the tree ages. The bark of young trees is smooth. With time, the bark becomes furrowed and long, vertical plates develop on the surface. ...
Trees like Japanese maple, star magnolia, crabapple, flowering dogwood, sugar maple, arborvitae, blue spruce, and desert willow add beauty and color to the landscape. Shrubs like rose, holly, lilac, azalea, flowering quince, and spirea have a smaller footprint with beautiful flowers perfect for...
Spring or fall is the best time to plant maples. Dig a planting hole twice as wide as the root ball and just as deep. Position the tree in the hole so the top of the root ball is level with the surrounding soil. If theplanting soilis slow-draining, plant the maple so the top of...
Young trees, newly planted trees, and thin-barked trees such as cherry, crabapple, honey locust, linden, maple, mountain ash, and plum are prone to sunscald. How to Protect:You can prevent sunscald by wrapping the trunk with white guards to reflect the sun and keep the bark at a consta...
I propose we need to rethink how we approach our viewpoint on sugar. Just like the demonizedcalories and carbs, sugar gets a bad wrap that is not necessarily deserving. “Real” sugar -- the kind that exists in natural foods, like fruits, vegetables, and milk, to name a few --actually...