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The White Pine

February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1032 Views conifer tree, history of white pine trees in canada, Ontario Gardener, Trees & Shrubs, white pine tree

by Chris Conway Excerpt from The Lake used with permission from Great Plains Publications. The ragged breaks in the tree

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Fire blight problem on ornamental fruit trees

February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1112 Views fire blight, ornamental fruit tree, tree problems, Trees & Shrubs

In Canada, fire blight, caused by the bacterium, Erwinia amylovora is a destructive disease of fruit trees and ornamental shrubs.

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Flowering Trees of Canada

February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 20852 Views Canadian trees, flowering trees, plant hardiness zone, Trees & Shrubs

Story by Michael Rosen, RPF Photos by Daniel Tigner Flowering trees are by definition deciduous trees – trees with leaves

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Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs

How to prevent and deal with winter burn on evergreens

January 30, 2019February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 2851 Views evergreens, how to prevent, Trees & Shrubs, winter burn

Winter burning (also called “winter drying” or “winter browning”) is a common and recurring problem of coniferous trees in colder

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Local Gardener Photo Album Plants Trees & Shrubs

Shrubs

June 20, 2017November 15, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 3079 Views Local Gardener, Trees & Shrubs

Many varieties of shrubs make excellent foundation plants. Plant breeders have achieved amazing advances with shrubs in colour, texture and

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