Deodar Cypress Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara), aka Deodar Cedar, is indigenous from northern India, east to Nepal, and northward through Pakistan and Afghanistan (USDA hardiness zones (6b)7-10). In the U.S., this evergreen conifer grows 60-70 feet high and 40 feet wide in 50 years. It offers year-round interest by way of its lovely pyramidal form […]
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Many Kinds Of Deodar Cedars
Posted by Hugh on August 26th, 2020
Posted in acidic soil, Attracting birds, container shrub, Deodara cedars (Cedrus), Disease resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Evergreen, Evergreens, Fertilizing plants, Landscape ideas, Large shrub, Medium sized Tree, mulching, Planting tips, Privacy Screen, Propagation(grafting), Purchasing Plants, Sapsucker, Soil drainage, Southern Appalachian Region, Summer heat tolerant, Trees & Shrubs, winter hardiness 
Comments Off on Many Kinds Of Deodar CedarsEastern White Pine Losses Continue
Posted by Hugh on October 24th, 2016
Environmental and pathogenic problems continue to take their toll on Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus). This valued landscape and lumber tree is native in the Eastern U.S. and Canada (USDA zones 3-8). Climate change is likely contributing to recent losses of white pines due a number of serious disease and pest problems that are reducing tree numbers. Pests: A […]
Posted in acidic soil, Bagworms, Disease prone, Disease resistant, Environmental issues, Fertilizing plants, Insect (Pest) Problems, mulching, Native Plant, Pesticide recommendations, Pests, Pine (Pinus spp.), Pines (Pinus spp.), Propagation (Seed), Propagation(grafting), Sapsucker, Southern Appalachian Region, Summer heat tolerant, Trees & Shrubs, Uncategorized, watering evergreens, watering tips, winter hardiness, winter injury Comments Off on Eastern White Pine Losses ContinueSapsucker Feeding May Blacken Maple Trunks
Posted by Hugh on April 29th, 2012
You see or hear a sapsucker tapping in a yard tree and pay little attention to it. The bird perforates the tree or shrub trunk and main branches with numerous shallow holes, similar to a riveter working with sheet metal. A sapsucker feeds on the cambium sap and on insects under the bark. The holes are deep […]
Posted in Dogwood (Cornus), Elms (Ulmus), Maples (Acer), river birch, Sapsucker, Southern Appalachian Region, Yellowwood Comments Off on Sapsucker Feeding May Blacken Maple Trunks
