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| Selection of native trees to replace trees lost in hurricane September 28, 2008 Hello, I have a tree replacement list I must choose from as I live in a HOA deeded area. I lost 2 pines to the hurricane. And according to them I need to replace with 2 large trees. The pines were 15 ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Pruning native Senna lindheimeriana September 28, 2008 I asked a question about pruning a Texas Senna tree. The Texas Senna I have is either a S. wislizenii or a S.lindheimeriana. It is a beautiful tree that I purchased at a Texas Native Plant nursery. ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Trees native to North Georgia September 26, 2008 What trees are native to North Georgia, (Blue Ridge Mountain, Elijay, Helen) area? Need info. for daughters school report. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Is the orchid tree (Bauhinia lunarioides) poisonous to dogs? September 26, 2008 is the orchid tree (bauhinia) poisonous to dogs? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Distance from wall to plant Eastern red cedar September 26, 2008 I want to plant a row of Eastern red cedar on the high side of a 2 to 2 1/2 ft large Pavestone block retaining wall, preferably as close to the wall as possible. We have put maybe 4-5" of gravel beh... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Fast growing native trees for firewood in New Hampshire September 25, 2008 Can you tell me what FAST growing tree is best for a planned crop? We plan to generate new tree crops every year. We want to use this wood for burning in indoor wood stoves and maybe in an outdoor woo... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Small, attractive tree to replace redbud September 23, 2008 Hi. We have a dying redbud (approx 9 yrs old) in our west facing front yard. It gets lots of sun, and plenty of water from our irrigation system. We think the issue is a vertical split in the trunk, ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Leaves dropping on native Texas Mountain Laurel in San Antonio September 20, 2008 Please help. We have a beautiful TX Mountain Laurel in our front yard. This year the leaves are dropping like snow in the north. What do you think is wrong with our tree? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Living fence of native plants for Ojai, CA September 20, 2008 I would like to build a "green fence" about 10-15 feet tall. I live in Ojai, CA where we have VERY hot summers and it goes below freezing every winter. The soil does not seem to drain well..it is e... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sappy dew killing plants under oaks in Missouri September 19, 2008 There is a sappy dew killing my perennials.I have several large oaks in my yard. I had different kinds of shade perennials around each base of the trees. But as years have gone by, the different varie... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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