Wednesday, January 23 at 10 AM UF/IFAS Master Gardeners Elaine Roblez and Harriet Klontz will teach a class on growing, maintaining, and pruning fruit trees in your landscape. The class will take place at the… Read More
A: The specimen you brought to the office appears to be one of the hawthorns, Crataegus. However, it is not the same variety of Indian Hawthorn most of us are accustomed to seeing in our… Read More
Q: My neighbor has a juniper tree which has blue berries on it. Why I don’t see these berries on other similar trees? Is it a special variety? A: I am impressed with your power… Read More
A: You have posed a very good question. The quick answer is yes, you can propagate the seeds and they should produce dogwoods. Since we are entering into the fall and winter season you should… Read More
Q: I am able to get a Florida dogwood and I wanted to be sure it would grow here. I have filtered light and a slightly moist soil condition. A: The Florida Dogwood, Cornus florida,… Read More
Q: I bought what I thought was an immature lipan crape myrtle (about 3 feet tall) and planted it in April, when it didn’t have any blooms. Last month, I noticed white blooms on a… Read More
A: Dynamite ® crape myrtles are the red flowering plants. So dramatic and beautiful, they have become a favorite in the landscape since the late 1990s. The original Dynamite ® (trademarked as Whit II) tree… Read More
Q: I have a friend who has a sloping piece of property with bald cypress at the low end. The intention is to build a house and level the property. How close to the bald… Read More
A: The American Beech, Fagus grandifolia, needs enough room to spread out 40-50 feet. This tree should be planted on large estates and I do not believe your landscape would be able to sufficiently support… Read More
Usually seen at 40 to 50 feet high, winged elm can reach 90 feet in height in the woods with a 30 to 40-foot spread. Canopy form is variable from pyramidal to vase or… Read More
