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| Care of lemon cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) May 17, 2008 How do I grow the lemon cypress in zone 7? I bought one today at Home Depot in Granbury,TX. It had no information. Should I put it in the shade or sun? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Place to purchase Texas Madrone tree May 15, 2008 Where can I purchase a Texas Madrone Tree to plant in my yard? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Small tree to plant with high bush blueberry plants May 13, 2008 Dear Mr. Smarty Plants, I have four wonderful new highbush blueberry plants. I like to plant a native tree nearby to accent them, but cannot find a suitable one. I'd like a tree that is not going ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Natural lifespan of wild plum trees May 12, 2008 We have a small border of Wild Plum Trees in our yard. Every year it seem that one or two of the biggest trees die. Do they have a specific life span? We transplanted the trees/bushes from the panh... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Mountain laurel with new leaves or new seed pods May 11, 2008 Each spring, my Texas Mountain Laurel seems to put new leaves only on selected branches (actually trunks), and put on seed pods on other trunks. It seems to be mutually exclusive: trunks with new seed... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Healthy black walnut trees from volunteer saplings May 07, 2008 We just purchased a piece of property in the Texas Hill Country. There is a stump of a large black walnut tree that has four healthy looking samplings shooting up. Each is about 10 feet high. The o... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Tree for New Jersey shore May 02, 2008 I'm looking for a small tree (max. 15 ft. with small spread) that will tolerate salt spray, wind, and full sun at the NJ shore. There is no protection in this location. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Trees that are non-toxic for horses May 02, 2008 I live in Ponder, Tx. We have some acreage and horses and wish to plant trees to afford some shade for the horses. Can you tell me what trees are toxic to horses. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Fast-growing native trees that are safe for horses April 30, 2008 What trees can I plant that are fast growing for shade and, most importantly, safe for horses? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Repairing damage to Anacacho Orchid Tree in Austin April 30, 2008 Hi You Guys!! We have an understory Anacacho Orchid Tree in the front and my sweetie was trimming the big oak and dropped a branch down, splitting one of the large branches off the Anacacho. The wou... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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