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Trees – Page 10
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Categories : Trees
Question from Loren: Please help me:) I have roughly a 12 Casia tree about 2 years old looks green but rarely flowers and when it does flower very little and very small flowers and then losses it flowers in about 3 weeks. my landscaper fertilizes and still does not help. Answer from Pat: In some […]
Categories : Trees
Question from Bryan: I’m new to fruit trees but eager to learn. I just bought a bunch of different type. My citrus are doing great, but my necterines, one tree imparticular, are loosing leaves. I’m wondering if they are sick or I’m doing something wrong. can you help? Answer from Pat: Citrus are evergreen subtropical […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Trees
California Pepper Tree (Schinus molle)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Friday,
November
16th,
2012
at 03:51 AM
Gardening Question from Melanie: Should CA Pepper Trees be pruned? My tree is about 15 feet from the house and about 2 stories high. I think it’s 25 years old. One year ago, my son trimmed the ends of those branches which were scraping the house. The branches were 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. I […]
Question from Judy: I live in Orange County and hope you can help me. I was walking around my garden last night when I noticed that a single branch is dying or maybe already dead on the back of my avocado tree where I didn’t notice it before. The green leaves are wilted and some […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Trees
Question from Paul: I’m building a new home 1 mile from the Pacific coast north of San Diego, California. I am on a ridge and get a steady breeze. I am looking for trees to plant that can handle the breeze and are drought tolerant (not palm). A few trees can be up to 30′ […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Trees
Question from Cynthia: I have a 20yr old Cape Chestnut tree and it only blooms about 3 weeks a year. It’s about 20ft tall and appears in good health. I see others around that bloom for 2-3 months. Anything I am doing wrong? It produces plenty of blooms, they just don’t stay on tree long. […]
Categories : Trees
Question from Pat: I have 27 Italian cvpress trees lining a long driveway of a property in Mendocino Co.I bought 2 years ago. I’ve had different diagnoses re straggly demeanor for all this time. Now some of the trunks have vertical gashes and some of these ooze sap. Other places ooze sap without the gashes. […]
Categories : Trees
Question from Fern: Dear Pat-Love your site. We have a big, 60′ problem…We live in Westlake Village, CA and the previous owner planted a redwood tree on the edge of our small patio, about 18′ from the house. The birds love it, my husband loves the shade and that it doesn’t block our view of […]
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Question from Elizabeth: I have 4 ornamental plum trees in the backyard which I have had since 2002. They bloom the most beautiful pink flowers in spring. Lately, I have noticed that three trees have bark split. I have used tar spray, but not sure if this is the best treatment to use for this […]
Categories : Trees, Vegetables & Fruits
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