trees tag
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Ideas please for Deciduous trees in sandy soil. Hi fellow gardeners, I need some ideas please. I want to grow a couple of deciduous trees at out beach place on the fence line.The idea is to screen the neighbours in summer, but not to hinder winter sun as we will also be spending time there in the winte... |
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Cabbage trees can you chop down cabbage trees on your property? Somewhere in the back of my mind something is saying cannot do. Anyone. |
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Fruit trees not fruiting. I have a grafted blackboy/nectarine tree, a cherry tree, a peach tree and an espaliered apple tree. Not one piece of fruit was on the first three trees and only 6 apples on the apple tree despite all of them blossoming well in the spring. Any ideas as to ... |
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Do Kowhai trees. need to be planted in pairs.? I have a small one ready to go in and hubby was told they need company. Sounds odd to me. |
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Do pear trees grow ok in Auckland Just wondering if they do I would get a double one to sort out the pollinators issue. |
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Lazy care for fruit trees. I've added more trees and now have about 15 fruit trees on my property. I'm a very lazy gardener and am never going to be able to spray each variety of fruit with the correct spray at the correct time. They got neemed a few months ago when I l |
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'Reasonably' priced fruit trees Anyone know where? I'm looking to start a bit of an orchard at work (kindergarten) but can't afford to spend $30-60 per tree. |
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Pear trees.7 year wait for fruit? We have one large pear tree and I was going to plant another. but have been told most pears take 7 years to fruit. this true? |
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Pruning fruit trees. Iv'e made a bit of a mess of mine & I am happy to pay someone to come & teach me how to prune them properly! Anyone know of a pruner in Southland - around Gore area please? |
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Olive Trees for a small garden We would like to plant two or three olive trees to act as a screen ABOVE a 6ft fence. This will give our deck some privacy. We plan to trim lower branches to create a top heavy tree. There are so many to chose from. They would need to be about 3mtrs tall.... |
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How far South can Advocado trees grow? Any success in say, Waiarapa? Same question goes for Fejioas and Mangos. |
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Best Plum Trees to plant? Hello novice gardener here. I am in Tauranga and looking to plant plum trees. Which types do I get to have a good supply of red/purple fruit for jams, sauces and eating. And where is the best place to buy them? Thanks in advance. |
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Seville orange trees Saw them in warehouse ,am wondering how easy it is to grow in Waikato region also this type of oranges are they suitable for eating by itself or more for cooking purposes. Thanks. |
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Transplanting fully grown peach trees I'm guessing 4 -5 years old it would be out of the ground for a couple of days and pruned before hand. What is the success rate likely to be? |
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Camellia trees? Where in Wellington Where in Wellington can I buy camellia trees, which will grow to 2.5 meters? I would like to buy ones which are about a meter high or there about, how much would they sell for. I was wondering if Calafornia Garden Centre in Mirimar might sell large Camell... |
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Blank Canvas Quick growing trees etc ? Hi people am about to move And like most 'social housing houses' it's just lawn and more lawn. And all flat grrrrrr Ok I want to bring in some birds if I can will move my feeders But would love to have a few fast growing trees as well. any ideas? So |
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Are there several varieties of Puka trees? Are some ok in frost areas? Thanks |
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Apricot trees,tastiest variety to plant please Would like to replace one i had for 25 years, Waiheke island |
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What pot size for dwarf fruit trees? Just wondering what pot size i should get for dwarf peach and necterine trees. Looked at wine barrel halves, ack too large. so wondering what pot size would be suitable. Would i have to repot every few years? All i know is th |
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Pruning peach trees? We haven't pruned our tree for years and it is a monster taking over our back yard. I want to cut it back now but google tells me to do it in summer. I don't want to wait that long. I've noticed it starting to bud. Can I cut it now? Also we want to get it... |
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Fejoa trees how long do they normally take to produce fruit and do they grow in Waikato very well and do you just source from a garden centre |
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Ideas for trees What is the cheapest and best way to protect (from rabbits, pigs, sheep and goats) and stake (my cherry tree is on a serious) lean fruit trees? I have 20. Yes I know I may have gone a little nuts. New house I must do everything got a hold of me. |
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Lilac Trees? Does anyone know how big these grow? |
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Tuis and plum trees? We have lots of flowering trees the tuis are loving at the moment. but noticed they are hanging around our currently flowering plum tree.is this normal? |
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Trees to attract wood pigeons? Any ideas on what we could plant (long term) to attract these gorgeous birds? We had a lovely pair at our old house (about 10 minutes away lol) and I think they liked the oak there. We'll be planting kowhai here to attract more Tui and we're in a pretty q... |
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Fruit Trees - Pests & how you deal with them? Hi team, Just doing some research into what WILDLIFE pests (birds, possums, rabbits etc - NOT bugs!) are most common for home garden fruit trees, and what tricky techniques people have used to deal with them? Thanks for your help! |
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I have 3 plum trees Black Prince, Plum Tamaki and Dan's Early. This is their 6th winter in the ground. I have had very few plums and this year the Dan's Early had no blossoms at all but heaps of leaves. I bought them all from the same place and was told that they would polli... |
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Soot on mandarin trees, what is the best way to get rid of it? Thanks |
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Auckland - getting council to trim trees on kerb Hi, we're looking at purchasing a house on the north shore and there's a tree that is on the kerb outside the front fence. It's huge and blocks a lot of the light from the front yard. I called council to ask whether they cut trees if they are blocking sun... |
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Please identify these trees for me I have a number of trees in my garden I don't recognize. Can you please help me out and tell me what they are? (i hope the photos come on right) 1. Small bushy tree with green velvet fruit that turns black |
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CITRUS SPRAYS' for CITRUS TREES I am a Mainlander who has only been up here Auckland. Northshore 2 yrs We have inherited, seven citrus trees, They have not been looked after, I am spraying them with conqueror oil, It is an old bottle without directions. Some of the trees hav |
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Olive trees We have just moved into a townhouse where there are another 7 other properties using the same driveway and they can all look into our kitchen. I'm sure they don't, but I feel like I'm living in a goldfish bowl, plus I'm not a particularly tidy cook, we ha... |
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Can someone tell what kind of trees are these.? 0kay Ummm. Can someone tell what kind of trees are these. ? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/434192995.jpg |
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Trees or shrubs with purple flowers Any suggestions please? We have looked at rhododendruns, lilacs and hebes so far, max height 2-3m |
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Manure for acid loving trees hi fellow gardeners, Im after a manure that i can use around acid loving plants , any ideas |
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Please help: Fast growing trees along fenceline? Our neighbours have done a fantastic job of clearing shrubs and cutting down trees on their section, which has left us naked, bare and exposed along the back of our place, which now includes a full view from their backyard into our bedroom window. Does an... |
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Feijoa trees not producing fruit We have had a feijoa tree for 4 years now. Every year it flowers but we have yet to have fruit. It looks to be about 1/2 way grown to full size. What am i doing wrong! Ive never actually pruned it before could thisbe why its not producing fruit! |
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Trees still dying from drought I have lost 4 large griselenias in a raised boundary of plants. After cutting them down I tried to dig holes for replacement trees near them today. The ground was still dry at the top of the mounds and I noticed pseudopanax and pittosporum also showing th... |
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Topping and trimming small trees. Is this a good time for doing this!Mindful of the current climate conditions, I thought I should ask, before unleashing my saws.Want them smaller but not dead. Thank you |
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Secada's killing baby Rimu trees How can I stop the Secada's laying their eggs in my baby Rimu trees, they make long scatches on the bark and the trees are dying off.Any ideas! |
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Persimmon trees? What fertilizer do you use on a Persimmon tree please! |
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Magnolia Trees My neighbour has all these magnolia trees planted along the boundary fence, they are getting rather big now and constantly drop leaves, petals etc into my property. Even more annoying is that is where my washing line is and all the bits land all over the ... |
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When to prune peach & nectarine trees in Canterbury! Anyone know what the cost would be to get someone who knows what they are doing, to do the job! |
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Puriri trees We have 10 Puriri trees growing down our driveway, they have been there for 5/6 years and the first few years we protected them from the frosts in winter so they are now getting reasonably large ( between 2 and 3 meters). This year one has just slowly die... |
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Fruit trees. Iwant to buy some fruit trees egplum apricot would they grow and bear fruit if i was to plant them in big pots Iwant to buy some fruit trees, egplum ,apricot, would they grow and bear fruit if I was to plant them in big pots! |
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Newly planted citrus trees looking sad On Monday we got 2 mandarin, 2 lemon and 2 lime trees and planted them as the guy at the garden centre advised. One of the mandarin trees looks really sad and were not sure why as we are watering it daily. It does have a lot of fruit on it for the little ... |
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Fruit trees for windy location? I'm wondering if there are any hardy type fruit trees that would be ok in a very windy location, we are on a farm in Masterton and are really exposed. We already have a peach tree thats doing really well, any other suggestions! |
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Neighbours cabbage trees. .are a full time job collecting the flax like leaves off my lawn up to 10 x a day and usually 30plus each time -365 days a year. Latest to land on my lawn is a blackbirds nest complete with 3 surviving baby birds that have the parents being territorial an... |
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Lemon Trees & Southerlies I am hoping to plant a lemon tree.It will have to tolerate a southerly in winter.It will however be planted next to a fence, so it is not as though it will be out on it's own in the southerly feeling the full force of it!Does anyone have any experienc... |
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Fruit trees. We bought three fruit tress this year which are doing well except the black boy peach it is not doing as well as th We bought three fruit tress this year which are doing well except the black boy peach, it is not doing as well as the others, what could I feed it with to encourage it along! I love the peaches, it is my favourite. Thanks. |
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Shifted some trees ? Kowhai Sophora microphylla (sp) Shifted an 1800 high tree with a root ball of about 400mm 4 weeks ago, leaves have died off, just wondering if this could come back! Also shifted a cherry tree about 2.4mtr high, couldnt get a root ball with that, just some... |
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Comfrey. Is it good to plant underneath fruit trees is it good to plant underneath fruit trees |
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Powder Mildew on Apple Trees Can anyone tell me how to get rid of this! Tree is 1 yr old. I tried google but couldnt really find anything relevant to nzThanks |
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Codling Moth on apple trees remedy on tv lastnight, there was a Nun who had a fantastic garden and she gave out a recipe for getting rid of codling moth, it was 1 tabspn mollasses, 1 Tablspn of white vinegar and I didnt get how much water to mix with it.it was on Campbell live I think |
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Lemon trees We transplanted a lemon tree to a better part of the garden, sun etc, but now the leaves are turning yellow and its not looking good there are lemons but they are very small. Any suggestions/ Thanks |
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Birds in fruit trees Any ideas for saving fruit from the birds please!I've done plastic bags (the noise upset a neighbour) have two scraggy scarecrows, hung DVD's in the trees, but would like a new option.Any ideas!Yes I have 2 cats!I don't mind sharing with the b... |
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Would you put fruit trees Straight into horse poo, partly composted will it kill the plants! |
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Grass under trees Kill the stuff out with a turf poison and scatter wildflower seed. Better for the trees and the lives that surround them. And instead of mowing, a couple of times a year a quick cutback with a weed eater removes the untidy top growth, mulches the trees, a... |
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Trees and pipes Rookie questions: We want to put some feijoa trees by our fence line but there is a sump hole and pipe running parallel about 1 to 1.5 metres from the fence that the previous owner put in. The area gets very soggy during winter. We don't know how deep the... |
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Prettiest fruit trees So I can put half of my fruit trees around the back where they won't be seen and the other half around the front where they will be seen. May be a matter of opinion but which fruit trees are the most attractive? I have - Peasgood non such apple, Pacific r... |
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What has happened to my fruit trees this year? I have several stone fruit trees that have failed this year to fruit. Two dwarf peaches, and one large peach. One of the dwarf peach trees looks in great condition, no leaf curl and did flower,but no fruit, the other two received some damage from leaf cur... |
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Boundary Trees Im having issues with the Auckland Council over trees they have planted right on the boundary years ago. They have grown quite large and the roots are coming through the fence by growing in the mulch that is up to the bottom railing which is also rotting ... |
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Peach Trees Brown Rot. Common. You have to spray with copper from buds opening, every 2 weeks to just before they are ripe. |
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Feijoa trees. How many years befoe they start to fruit? |
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Planting fruit trees Canterbury this time of year? Planting fruit trees Canterbury this time of year? Good idea or not, can get water to them, looking at apples, apricot, quince that sort of thing, will post bore and fill the hole with some thing good, but have I left it too late? paddock has shelter belt... |
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Paulownia trees back in the 90,s these were going to be the new gold, then the bubble burst. I want to grow some for a hobby, anyone out there grown from seed, as growing from seed is supposedly not easy, any hints thanks. |
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Avacardo trees Hi wondering if anyone can help, We have a Avacardo tree that seems to be struggling. It is a new young tree and lost all its leaves, it is starting to bud again but we also have another one that was planted at the same time and is doing a lot better. |
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Stone fruit trees We have two very young fruit trees (1 is a Nectarine and the other a Peacharine). we bought them from a Nursery July last year. They are doing really well. especially after having transplanted them in April! There is quite a lot of fruit growi |
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Lemon trees I have just moved into a new residence and it has 2 lovely lemon trees, how ever some of the leaves are turning a pale yellow colour what can I do to stop this please many thanks cheers. |
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Leaves on Stone Fruit Trees Turning Amber ? I am curious to know why the leaves on a Nectarine and Peaharine tree are turning amber in colour - it's like they are confusing the season we are in with Autumn! I feed and water regularly and am at a loss to understand the change in the colo |
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Water for fruit trees Hi we have a 4mtr x 3 mitr apricot tree it has been very dry in north canterbury .Question is does it do any harm to water the tree at its base .Very free draining sandy soil Regards John. |
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Apple trees,brown leaves All my apple tress have had their leaves turn brown and withered looking on one side only. This is extensive and was the side that was exposed to the storm this week. Could this be the cause or something more sinister? |
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Lime trees with yellow leaves My limes have been doing well up until about a month ago when the leaves starting spotting with yellow. Now the new growth seems to be all yellow. Does anyone know what I should do? Thanks |
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Phone line going through trees And powerline touching top of trees, Both these lines are coming over neighbours properties. But they have a massive mess of trees out back. I don't know the landlord, nor the neighbour but if I contact the various service companies will they |
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Name of Large trees please hi, does anyone know what these trees are called (situated in Stonefields Auckland) ? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/ful |
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Lime trees purchased 1/2 doz probably 5 years ago. just little fella's they were. . now they are well over 6 foot, but not one bud / flower / fruit . they are in a sunny to semi shaded position. I have feed them occasionally with a soluble fert Why no fr |
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Cabbage Trees I had a cabbage tree start growing at the base of the steps up to my deck and its now about 3m tall. A while ago I dug up another one from another part of my garden and transplanted it on the other side of the steps and its now about 2m tall and healthy. ... |
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Fruit trees , in suburbia I have transformed our quarter acre section surreptitiously ripping out rose bushes etc from her indoors to 4 gooseberry , 6 grape ,4 feijoa , 2 apple , 2 pear , 2 apricot , 3 raspberry , 1 persimon , 2 orange , 2 mandarin , 2 cranberry ,1 nectarine , 1 l... |
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Feijoa trees My feijoa trees are totally out of control. Is it possible to prune them right back ?. If you take them back how long does it take for them to start fruiting again? |
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Fast growing privacy trees and shrubs I've just had a new boundry fence 2m high built which is great. But because the neighbours are quite close and up higher than me and two of my privacy trees/shrubs were actually Privet and are being removed. I want to plant something that will grow to 3 t... |
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Coastal fruit trees - Wellington area Hi I'm looking to plant small fruit trees / bushes at the coast down here. We have a fullgrown fig, an orange and a meyer lemon. We have only narrow borders in a sheltered spot, so I can't plant anything wider than 1 metre. Any ideas? I was thinking encor... |
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Tamarillo Trees/Tree Tomoatoes I live in Brisbane & are attempting to grow a Tamarillo tree. I live near the beach so soil is quite sandy. It's about 3ft tall. Near the bottom (about 4 inches up the stem, is an off shoot branch. Now at the top, it has branched out (so nothing growing s... |
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We are having afew large trees cut and chipped We wanted the chipped wood tobe left so we could put it like chips around the house. But the contractor said as its green trees and wood it would bring heaps of mosquitos to around the house. Does this sound correct, sure we dont want mosquitos but will l... |
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Dunedin People anyone with walnut trees http://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/358328153.jpg The needle definitely goes straight through. They seem |
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Silk Trees They are very prone to wind damage so we've kept our pink silk tree well pruned. Dead wood can be a mess - and they drop flowers and leaves as well. Best in a lawn, not over drive/paths! |
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Good trees for fence lines. To put on my side of the fence that will block out the neighbors without being too huge and obtrusive. Are palms any good for that? |
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Is it too hot for potted citrus trees? Have two lemons one mandarin and a lime in separate large pots on the patio. One of the lemons has dropped a lot of its leaves and I wonder if the pots and soil are getting too hot this summer. They are fed and watered well. Would I be better to mov |
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Dwarf fruit trees Hi, I'm looking at getting one of these. Does anyone know how much fruit 1 tree would produce? and if grown in a pot how large does it need to be? Thanks |
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