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Monday, September 12, 2011

Italian Cypress Browning Not a Good Sign

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Q. Help! My Italian cypress are drying out and dying mostly from the top down and they have their own bubblers for water. Italian ...
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Yellowing in Palms Can Be Lots of Different Things

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This is California fan palm with cold damage from temperatures in the low 20's or high teens F Q. We have a fan palm where the pal...

Moorpark Apricot a Good One for Las Vegas

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Apricots on short shoots called spurs Q. We have a beautiful 5-year old Moorpark apricot tree. It has grown well and looks quite healt...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Zimbabwe and the Baobob Tree

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  Hosted at the Bradshaw's house in Harare. Geoffrey was a fantastic guide in helping me work with local farmers  I went ...

The Problem With Pruning Pine Trees So They Don't Blow Over

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A fairly recent trend in pruning in Las Vegas has been pruning pine trees so they don't blow over. We have some wind gusts that peri...
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Sap Oozing from Plum Tree Trunk

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Sap oozing from the trunk of plum Q. Last week I noticed sap bubbles 6 to 8 inches off the ground on the trunk of my year old Santa Ro...

Roses in the Hot Desert Do Well But Different From Growing in New Jersey

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Garden rose not doing well in our desert soils. They can do VERY well if you just follow some simple advice Q. This past spring I cle...

Palo Verde Dont Like Butch Hair Cuts

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Q. Attached are pics of a Palo Verde which has some unusual black growths on the upper sides of the limbs. I'm wondering if it has som...

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Ornamental or flowering plum leaves with wind damage Q. I put in a desert landscape with 2" of rock in the front yard with vario...

Fall Lawn Replacement in the Hot Desert

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 Upper surfaces of grass blades can help identify which type of grass it is: L to R, Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass and tall...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Newly Planted Apple Tree Dead

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Q. I've attached a picture of what was once a beautiful, thriving Golden Delicious apple tree. Within one week it turned brown and di...

Figs Grow Great in the Mojave Desert

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Q. A friend of a friend has two fig trees that produce just the best figs I have ever tasted. So I am planning on taking cuttings and eventu...
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Lowering the Height of a Large Tree

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Q. I have a view of the valley for a few months of the year when the leaves of many trees behind my property are gone. The partial view ...

My Lawn Is Watered Enough It Has To Be Bugs!

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Q. Do I have a bug problem? Spots in various areas of the lawn. I water enough.  Lawn suffering from a lack of water. Brown areas ar...
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Stop Horsing Around With Those Fruit Trees

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 Pruning cut healing with the cambium and wood "rolling" over the damaged area. Q. Short story, we had a horse get out...

Planting Blueberries In The Hot Desert And Poor Soils Of Las Vegas? Hahahahaha. Maybe.

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Q. I am interested in planting various fruit trees in my backyard. One that I am curious about is growing blueberries in our region. Do you...

In the Desert, No Water - No Plants

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Q. I live in Arizona and don’t know much about plants and gardening. I do have aspirations to do more. I’m loving your blog and working on ...

Wrapping Cactus in Burlap for Winter Protection

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Q. I bought 3 cacti about 8 years ago and don't know their variety. Most tall cacti I see around town are very old Saguaros. The bigges...

Yes Canna Lilies Can Be Dead Headed

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Canna Lily 'Tropicana' picture obtained from http://www.brighterblooms.com/   Q. Dead-heading canna lilies seems to work b...
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Watermelons can be thumped, turn yellow and grow pigtails when ripe

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Crimson Sweet watermoelon and Persian melon at the orchard Q. I have several watermelons on the vine. How am I able to tell when they...