Goat Chewed Cut Leaf Japanese Maple
Lower branches cleared by goats. Top is ok fully leafed out. Will the lower branches leaf out again?? Located at Kenly NC, 8 climate zone, shade till 1 pm, sand soil…
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Is pyramidal oak sick?
We have a line of pry dial oak. They about 20ft tall and been here for 8 years. This year one is blooming different. Where the leaves are coming out it also has little green fuzzy liking hanging this. Is…
Acer palmatum ‘Twombly’s Red Sentinel’
Hello master gardeners.
I bought one Acer palm, twombly red sentinel last year. i was under impression that like other japanese maple my tree will grow red leaves all the time but no ! leaves of my tree tuened green…
Planting a Magnolia Tree in my front yard
I’d like to plant a Magnolia tree in my front yard in East York. I haven’t been able to find anything about city requirements or bylaws (I have a fire hydrant on my lawn). 311 wasn’t helpful.
Are there species…
Fruit of Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’
Am thinking of buying this tree have read online that the fruit falls in early fall and is messy. My question is – do birds in Toronto and/or squirrels or other animals eat the fruit? Or will i get a…
Japanese maple and small black bugs
I live in downtown Toronto and I have a japanese maple that is just starting to bud. I have noticed that there are tiny black bugs on the buds…
Fragrant purple or bluish Lilac tree
Hello, our back garden in the city faces East and gets 1/2 day sun. Our home reno over last 2 years destroyed our very old sick dear lilac tree. I want to put in a lovely new lilac that won’t…
Caring for Pear Tree during winter
Good afternoon,
We just bought Pear Trees (Bartlett and Anjou). They will grow strictly in planters. I would like to learn more about the winter care of these fruit trees when they are stored in an unheated garage during the…
Perennial tree in a container
Hello master gardeners, I have a large condo patio that I fill with annuals every spring among a few perennials. I have a few staple perennials planted like lilacs, hostas, and boxwoods. I’m looking to create a Japanese garden look…
Katsura Tree
We have a small garden in downtown Toronto, and with to plant a specimen tree near a 2m fence. The object is to hide the view of the next door property. We saw a Katsura tree at a nursery, and…