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trees and shrubs

dawn redwood
Local Gardener Trees & Shrubs 

Ontario Story: Dawn redwood

February 6, 2020February 4, 2021 Caroline Fu 4392 ViewsLocal content, metasequoia, trees and shrubs

Dawn redwood or Metasequoia glyptostroboides. Is it an acquired taste, the conifer that loses its needles in the fall? Or

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dutch elm disease
Trees & Shrubs 

Dutch elm disease

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 Caroline Fu 1937 Viewstree diseases, trees and shrubs

By Dorothy Dobbie American elms and Dutch elm disease The native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopina rupifes, and the smaller European

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black knot on cherry trees
Trees & Shrubs 

Black Knot on Cherry Trees

January 27, 2020January 29, 2020 Caroline Fu 2998 Viewsornamental trees, tree disease, trees and shrubs

In the wintertime, black knot infections become increasingly apparent. Black knot is a fungus, Apiosporina morbosa, that colonizes members of

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pruning shrubs shears
Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs 

Pruning shrubs

July 23, 2019 Caroline Fu 5117 Viewsgardening how-to, pruning shrubs, trees and shrubs

New life for old shrubs Nearly all well-established gardens have at least one old shrub which is often ignored until

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common birch tree pests
Garden Pests Trees & Shrubs 

Common Birch Tree Pests

February 22, 2019 Caroline Fu 8393 Viewsbirch tree pests, garden pests, insects that infect birch trees, trees and shrubs

The bronze birch bark borer and the birch leaf miner Several pests attack birch trees, especially those that are under

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how to care for birch trees in the urban landscape
Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs 

Birch trees in the urban landscape

February 22, 2019 Caroline Fu 5691 Viewsbirch tree, Gardening for Beginners, trees and shrubs

by Dorothy Dobbie When and where to plant a birch The best time to plant a birch tree is spring

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arborist
Gardening for Beginners Trees & Shrubs 

When to call an arborist

February 22, 2019 Caroline Fu 1901 Viewsarborist, Gardening for Beginners, tree professionals, trees and shrubs

Trees are complicated organisms. It is hard to identify a problem without the help of a professional. You need to

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how trees talk nature
Gardening Magic & Mysteries Trees & Shrubs 

How trees communicate

February 21, 2019 Caroline Fu 1785 Viewsgardening magic and mysteries, how trees communicate, how trees talk, trees and shrubs

By Dorothy Dobbie Literature and myth abound with stories about trees talking to people and people talking to trees. Many

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flowering shrub
Trees & Shrubs 

Flowering shrubs

February 19, 2019January 29, 2020 Caroline Fu 1610 Viewsflowering trees, trees and shrubs, what are black knots, what are suckering trees

By Dorothy Dobbie I love spring. When the trees and flowering shrubs have shaken off the chills of a Canadian

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