The only fruits available year-round in the country are bananas, papayas and pomelos. What fruit trees can grow in the Philippines? Some farmers in the Philippines grow mangosteen trees to export the fruits. Papaya. Papayas are tasty, sweet fruits when ripe, and people eat them raw and in shakes. …Read More →
Pollarding is a method of pruning that keeps trees and shrubs smaller than they would naturally grow. It is normally started once a tree or shrub reaches a certain height, and annual pollarding will restrict the plant to that height. Back. Pollarding an elderberry to keep it small and produceRead More →
Right now the osage orange or bois d’arc (bodark) trees are dropping their fruit. The horses love these bumpy, ugly things and fight over them. The biggest ones barely fit in the horses’ mouths. P-O-P go the “horse apples” as the horses crunch them into fibrous pieces and drool asRead More →
Types of tree that can be coppiced include hazel (Corylus avellana), sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), lime (Tilia species), oak (Quercus), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) and willow (Salix species). To establish a new coppice, plant bare root whips at 1.5 to 2.5m spacings. What is the point of coppicing? Why we useRead More →
Undoubtedly in the backyard situation the number one reason for failure of trees to bear fruit is improper tree vigor. Over vigorous trees expend all their energy in growing wood and do not produce flower buds. Typically, this occurs for two reasons: over-fertilization and over-pruning. Can you stop a treeRead More →
Tree protected by a covenant or a consent notice on a Record of Title. Order a Record of Title from the LINZ to find out if a tree is protected under a consent notice or a covenant on the property title. Can I trim my pohutukawa tree? Undertake any workRead More →
Crabapple trees need full sun to have enough energy to produce fruit. If the tree is in a shaded area, it may not be able to flower. … If the tree forms buds in early spring and there is a late frost or freeze, the buds can be killed. IfRead More →
Just cut off any fronds as they turn yellow or brown. Doing so improves the look of your plants and creates a clean space for more fronds to grow. Protect your majesty palm from pests, such as spider mites, by regularly fertilizing and keeping an eye out for signs ofRead More →
Known as the tree with stinky white flowers, Callery pear tree blossoms (Pyrus calleryana) are offensive to most people’s sense of smell, with an aroma that contrasts sharply with their rose family relatives. Instead of sweetly perfumed roses, callery pear flowers smell like rotten fish. What is the tree thatRead More →
The dense roots of the grass plants compete with the tree’s roots for water and nutrients. And if you’re growing grass around a tree’s trunk, you’re mowing there, which means you may be damaging the tree’s roots or its bark with the lawn mower and the string trimmer. … “It’sRead More →