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  1. Zournathan

    Diseased Leaves on Willow

    I have a couple of Willows that I've been growing from cuttings and They have both developed a strange disease on the leaves at the ends of their longest branches. Does anyone know what this mite be? Is it caused by insects or fungus? My plan is to cut off the affected areas and hope it doesn't...
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    Squirrels

    One of the most annoying problems I've run into in the short time that I've been trying to grow trees in pots is squirrels. They will regularly dig in my pots, damaging and exposing the roots of my plants. Thus far they have only killed one tree (which they dug up three days in a row). Since...
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    Yaupon Holly

    This is a Yaupon Holly that I collected from my front yard about a year ago. Since collecting I really haven't done anything but let it grow which is probably what I'll do this year too. But in the mean time I'm pondering where it's eventually headed. Any advice on that would be appreciated...
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    Ants!

    This spring I was looking forward to re-potting a juniper I got from a nursery last year into some better soil, but when I moved the pot I found that it is full of ants. I tried putting some ant poison around the drain holes of the pot and sprinkled some in from the top (wherever I could find...
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    Sugarberry (AKA Hackberry)

    Last spring some of the fine folks on this forum helped me identify some of the trees in by backyard as Sugarberry. Now I'm wondering if y'all could provide some recommendations on digging one up. Currently there is a sugarberry tree growing much to close to my fence and I figured since I need...
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    Texas "Silverado" Sage

    I picked this up at the nursery today. It's a Texas Sage which they have labeled as "Silverado Sage". I believe that's just a name for the variant with the very silvery leaves. My understanding is that these can be pruned back very hard and will back bud readily. From what I've read I think that...
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    Dwarf Pomegranate

    I found dwarf pomegranate at a local nursery on sale for half off. While the trunk isn't very thick, the amount of movement in it made it worth the $12.50 price tag to me. I suspect that it's to late in the summer to re-pot this plant into better soil, but what it's in doesn't seem too bad so...
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    Gone with the Wind

    Hello, I was watching the weather reports for Tropical Storm Alex this morning, which is supposed to strengthen into a Hurricane before making landfall far south of my area, and I got to wondering about what I would do with my bonsai if it swung north and I had to evacuate again (like with...
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    Grapevine?

    We have a vine growing in the bushes by the side of our house that I think is a grapevine. I took some pictures to hopefully get a positive ID. Also, I haven't found much about collecting a grapevine other then that they root from cuttings very easily. As for care, replicating the lighting and...
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    Guess this tree

    I'm trying to figure out what type of trees I have in my backyard. They have leaves that would probably be OK on a large bonsai if they will reduce a little, and the bark on the trunk is really strange (probably the most distinguishing feature). I don't know if the bark would develop this...
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    Willow cutting

    I took several willow cuttings from a tree at my parents house a little over a month ago and rooted them in the bucket of water. I potted two of the willow sticks that I thought had the most potential and they both seemed to be doing well. Now many of the older leaves are wilting, but it's...
  12. Zournathan

    Japanese boxwood

    Howdy, I was at a local nursery recently that had Japanese Boxwoods on sale for $6.99. I found one with a pretty thick trunk interesting bark and decided I couldn't pass it up at that price. Since then I've been doing a little more research and I'm starting to worry that the interesting bark...
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