Tree Seeds
Hi I am traveling to Toronto in the next few weeks and I would like to buy seeds for some of your native trees and try and grow them. Where can I purchase seeds?…
Tag Archives: trees
Cornus Kousa
We have 5 of these kousa clumps in the southwest part of the yard along slope behind our pool in north oakville can the bottom branches be pruned now? April 15th today. They are approximately 6 years old and have…
LEAF Backyard Tree Program
Hi. I attended a seminar on Apr 8 at Port Union Library. The woman mentioned a program sponsored by the city of Toronto that homeowners could purchase 3 shrubs and/or trees for $100.00. Unfortunately, I forgot to pick up the…
Pear Tree
We live near London, Ontario. We have a large Bosc pear tree that was already in the yard when we moved in 12 years ago. The fruit the tree bears is deformed or has dimples with a woody piece under…
Planting a tree
My son’s 1st birthday is coming up and we would like to plant a tree in celebration of his first year and watch them grow together.
Our front lawn only gets a few hours of sunshine everyday, so what would…
Cherry Trees
How much are sweet and sour cherry trees?
Thanks…
Cedars (I think they are Emerald)
I live in Toronto, a short block away from Lake Ontario. I have quite a few emerald cedars on my property that were planted between 2 and 5 years ago. They are alive but never appear to really be thriving.…
Hole in my Maple*
I have a mature Norway maple on the boulevard of my property (city-owned). At the top of the trunk, just below where the tree branches out, there is a hole. For the past few years I’ve noticed ants around the…
Growing Under a Norway Maple
My friends have a Norway Maple in their north facing backyard (North Toronto, clay soil, medium moisture). They love the shade but are having problems growing plant materials underneath because of this tree. I think the main challenge is the…
Siberian Elm*
We have a very old hedge (might be 50 years?) and it looks like it might be Siberian elm. This morning someone driving carelessly lost control of their car in the snow and hit it, breaking off five large trunk-sections…