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| Information about FanTex ash. April 29, 2008 I live in central Texas and recenty planted Fan-tex ash trees thinking that they were similar to the native Texas ash. I am beginning to beleive that this tree has more in common with the Arizona ash... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Failure of older branches on Bauhinia lunarioides to thrive April 27, 2008 We planted a sapling of the Anacacho Orchid Tree (Bauhinia lunarioides) winter (Jan, Feb?) and now it has leaves and blooms - but only off of new branches near its trunk, as the old branches haven't ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Eco-friendly trees for parks in Brownsville, TX April 26, 2008 Which are the best eco friendly trees for parks? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Mountain Laurel growing in East Texas April 24, 2008 I found a plant that looks like a Texas Mountain Laurel growing wild on a fenceline in east texas, near Canton. It is a small shrub/tree and has flowers like wisteria. It has "hairy" stems, they ar... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Clipping of beans from newly planted Tecoma stans April 22, 2008 I purchased a Esperanza Plant in a pot from a nursery in April of 2008. We planted it and it is doing fine, but came with blooms and beans. Do I need to do clip or prune the beans at this stage of g... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| What can be planted under a pine tree in Detroit, MI? April 22, 2008 What type of plant would you suggest I plant under my big (Blue bruce) pine tree? It's about 25 ft high and the branches are trimmed to about 4 feet up, so it does get some light but mostly shade.I a... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Water-loving evergreen for Chicago April 21, 2008 Is there a water loving evergreen that will do well in the Chicago weather? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Problems with sophora secundiflora April 19, 2008 My mountain laurel is looking bad. It has lost of its leaves, especially on the lower part of the tree (it's about 7 feet tall) and many of the remaining ones don't look good - they are curled up an... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Shoots sprouting around base of liveoak tree April 18, 2008 I have a Live Oak that was planted in my yard about 15 years ago. In the last several years, small shoots have been sprouting up around the tree base, are getting more dense and spreading into the gr... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Treatment of black mildew on magnolia April 17, 2008 I think my magnolia has black mildew. How do I treat it? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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