Thunderhead Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii ‘Thunderhead’) is a dwarf compact form of Japanese black pine (USDA hardiness zones 5b-8). Expect this slow-growing conifer to reach 5 feet high and 4 feet wide in 10 years. Whereas Japanese black pine grows 60 to 80 feet tall, Thunderhead matures to 20 to 25 feet in height […]
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‘Thunderhead’ Pine
Posted by Hugh on February 14th, 2014
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Comments Off on ‘Thunderhead’ PineLeyland Cypress – Alternative Christmas Tree For The South
Posted by Hugh on December 25th, 2013
If you grew up with a spruce or a fir Christmas tree, Leyland Cypress (x Cupressocyparis leylandii) could be a big change. This conifer species thrives in the southern U.S. (USDA hardiness zones 7-b to 9). Leyland is a good choice for a live cut or transplanted holiday tree as firs (Abies spp.) and spruces […]
Posted in Christmas tree, Evergreens, Firs (Abies), Fraser fir (Abies), Heat Tolerance, Leyland cypress, Pine (Pinus spp.), Southern Appalachian Region, Spruces (Picea spp.), Trees & Shrubs, watering tips, winter hardiness, Winter Protection Comments Off on Leyland Cypress – Alternative Christmas Tree For The SouthTop Conifers Picks By Southeast Reference Gardens
Posted by Hugh on November 28th, 2013
In 2011 poll conducted at the SE Region meeting in Athens, GA, the top favorite conifer picks from SE Reference Gardens. Georgia Lockerly Arboretum, Milledgeville Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Nana’ Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola ‘Brodie’ Platycladus orientalis ‘Aurea Nana’ Thuja occidentalis ‘Rheingold’ Smith Gilbert Garden, Kennesaw Cedrus deodara ‘Gold Cone’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Verdon’ Platycladus orientalis ‘Morgan’ […]
Posted in Arborvitae (Thuja spp.), Chamaecyparis, compact tree, Cryptomeria (Japanese cedar), Disease resistant, Disease resistant, DWARF CONIFERS, Evergreen, Evergreens, Heat Tolerance, Hemlock (Tsuga), Juniper, Pine (Pinus spp.), Platycladus orientalis 'Morgan', Privacy Screen, Southern Appalachian Region, Summer heat tolerant, Thujopsis, Trees & Shrubs, Winter Garden Interest, winter hardiness Comments Off on Top Conifers Picks By Southeast Reference GardensPopular Landscape Trees Deer Don’t Like
Posted by Hugh on October 15th, 2013
This title is somewhat misleading. Deer will eat or sample (nibble) on any landscape plant, particularly if they are hungry enough. Deer also do not read lists of plants they’re suppose to leave alone. The following list of deer resistant plants is a sampling from reports across the U.S. It does not include every tree […]
Posted in Bald cypress (Taxodium), Boxwood (Buxus), Chamaecyparis, Chinese (kousa) dogwood, Contorted filbert (Corylus), Cryptomeria (Japanese cedar), Dawn redwood (Metasequoia), European beech (F. sylvatica), Fringetree (Chionanthus), Golden Raintree, Green ash (Fraxinus), Hawthorn (Crataegus), Hophornbeam (Ostrya), Hornbeam (Carpinus), Ilex (hollies), Juniper, Katsura tree (Cercidophyllum), Magnolia grandiflora, Maples (Acer), Native Plant, Pine (Pinus spp.), Serbian spruce, Silverbell (Halesia), Southern Appalachian Region, Spruces (Picea spp.), Trees & Shrubs Comments Off on Popular Landscape Trees Deer Don’t LikeTroubled Pines… And Some Good Ones To Grow
Posted by Hugh on July 12th, 2013
Mugho, aka mugo pine (Pinus mugo), and Scots pine (P. sylvestris) are two troubled pines which gardeners in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA Hardiness zones 6 and 7) have shied away from planting. Both have become problem growers over the past quarter century. Scots pine suffers from several devastating foliar diseases. Once a popular Christmas […]
Posted in Christmas tree, Disease prone, Disease resistant, Evergreens, Firs (Abies), Fraser fir (Abies), Garden Problems, Mugo pine (Pinus mugo), Pine (Pinus spp.), Pines (Pinus spp.), Planting tips, Southern Appalachian Region, Trees & Shrubs, winter hardiness Comments Off on Troubled Pines… And Some Good Ones To Grow‘Vanderwolf Pyramid’– Reliable Mid-sized Limber Pine
Posted by Hugh on February 6th, 2013
Limber pine (Pinus flexilis), native to the Rocky Mountain region, has proven to be a reliable landscape evergreen tree in the Midwest and is gaining new fans in mid-South gardens (USDA hardiness zone 7-a). ‘Vanderwolf Pyramid’(VP) is a beautiful dwarf pine being planted by conifer collectors. It is hardy in USDA zone 5, and displays […]
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Posted by Hugh on January 15th, 2012
In the beginning was a small weeping pine which wanted to crawl along the ground because it had no “legs”. The gardener came along and straightened up the leader and attached it to a tall pole. Straightening and staking continued for several years. Many years […]
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