I go to East End Trees for all of my gardening and landscape needs. Their staff is constantly friendly and helpful. Reasonable prices - not overpriced like other nurseries in the area. My yard was completely destroyed in Hurricane Sandy and thanks to East End we’ve been able to completely...
by a noxious pest. The Department established a $100,000 fund for the purchase of replacement trees and other vegetation for yards and gardens, and arranged to supply landowners with vouchers that could be used to obtain various non-host species of vegetation from participating nurseries. ...
Though there is no turning back the time on these trees and transitioning them back into a hedgerow (you’d need to plant new trees), their canopies now provide valuable shade to livestock and their hollowed trunks are ecological hideouts for all sorts of critters. The picture below is one ...
While vitex is a nonnative species and can be considered invasive due to its seeds colonizing nearby landscape beds, removing the old flower spikes to prevent seeds from forming can help control its spread. The plant can also be easily reproduced by cuttings. Shoal Creek stands out as an excep...
Peach trees from nurseries or tree farms generally produce fruit in 1 to 2 years. When learning how to plant a peach tree, gardeners must understand that this delicate tree will require specific conditions and will be prone to disease and insect infestation. When these factors are taken into ...
Apple's plans to plant 9,000 trees at its forthcoming Apple Park headquarters is putting pressure on the local market, forcing contractors working on other San Francisco projects to source trees from nearby states. YouTube Briefly mentioned in aSan Francisco Chronicleprofile of San Francisc...
Some nurseries dig trees when the ground is frozen. The frozen surface of the ball replaces the burlap and wire basket. The frozen ball is actually only frozen a few inches around the root ball surface and must not be allowed to thaw out or freeze solid until it is installed. The instal...
Rewarewa (Knightia excelsa, Proteaceae) is a tree species endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand, with a natural distribution spanning Te Ika-a-Māui (North Island) and the top of Te Waipounamu (South Island). We used the pseudo-chromosome genome assembly of re
Measures to prevent the spread of PPV, including quarantine strategies, the use of certified planting material, chemical treatments against aphid vectors, monitoring the disease in nurseries and orchards, and the removal of infected trees, are recommended for sharka containment. Unfortunately, these meas...
The late 1960’s welcomed a gold-rush era of Callery pears, with many nurseries planting out seedlings from the original collections of Frank Meyer in order to find the next Bradford. This, friends, is where we start to transition fromAmazing RootstocktoAmazing Ornamental Street Treeto “The ...