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Planting/Growing a Tree so it has a Straight Trunk
Comments (11)lets link your two posts together.. see link ... i am enjoying your thirst for knowledge ... that is why most of us are here in GW ... to share such you said: Like: Don't the vast majority of trees have but one stem? yes... it might be part of the definition of such ... stepping way back ... your are confusing trees with shrubs.. that is one reason there are two different forums.. because the words mean different things ... it only took me about 20 years to understand such ... that trees and shrubs are different.. not that words mean things... lol .. BTW.. you can do a lot better than wikipedia as a link ... its a good place to start to find new terms to search out and learn ... so just some thoughts to lead you on your quest for knowledge: not all WOODY plants are trees ... [there are even woody perennials] ... i like to put FLOWERING in front of the word shrub .... because in my mind ... for what that is worth.. most of the shrubs we notice, flower or berry [which requires a flower to make such] ... so when i think of shrubs i think of the common lilac ... forsythia .. olive... current .. etc ... they are grow in the same form ... and almost all sucker... to me ... its part of the definition of such ... and all will EVENTUALLY .. develop canes or trunks big enough for your project ... though it might take 5 to 10 years for such.. partly because they are wasting a lot of time and energy.. suckering their brains out .... soooo.. if you reduce suckering.. [good luck with that ... lol] ... the energy they produce can be forced into growing the product you wish ... hence all the suggestions about such ... now.. trees on the other hand.. do not sucker.. or multiply from their roots [leaving aside a discussion on some weed trees that might do such] ... you can repeatedly mow down a small tree... and make it LOOK like a shrub .... but it is budding above ground .. so it is not technically suckering ... again.. PROBABLY part of the definition of a tree... rather than a shrub ... and then.. on top of it all... conifers are trees... but not all trees are conifers .... which is then complicated by people calling such or both.. evergreen ... again we are back to common usage of non-technical words .... there are evergreen trees... evergreen shrubs.. evergreen perennials .. etc ... so when you call something an evergreen.... you cant get very far with a discussion ... see.. when it all boils down.. its all wrapped up in the words used ... COMMON descriptions... rather than technical or scientific ..... so when you really want to learn.. in depth.. you have to start.. by finding precise definitions .. in this case botany ... rather than wiki ... it is not uncommon for botanists to roll thru and start arguing about my way of trying to teach a newb ... so be it ... it helps us all learn ... but there comes some limit to how much botany.. my brain can hold... lol ... good luck with your cane project ... ken ps: when planting time comes.. ask for help first ... not after you plant it ... its pretty simple ... and dont waste money on soil amendments or fertilizers .... Here is a link that might be useful: link...See MoreWhere To Buy Bilberry Plants ?
Comments (20)Hello Xikum, I'm sorry you are still having a hard time finding the wonderful Bilberry plant. I strongly recommend calling the Horizon Herb Company for this plant. They can be reached at (541) 846-6704 by phone. Horizon Herbs has Bilberry plants several years old and ready to produce fruit. Also, the Hartmann Plant Company at this link still has them available. They list them under the name "Eagle Bilberry" because Bilberries help night vision. I just checked it out myself: http://hartmannsplantcompany.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=BB-R-7600-0400&Category_Code=&Store_Code=HPC Hartmann's phone number is: (269) 253-4281. I personally will not deal with Hartmann's because they would not take my inquiry about whether their plants are organic and/or genetically modified seriously. They even made it obvious they were brushing it off as an unimportant request. There is another source I just discovered by the name of Sand Mountain Herbs on the internet as: http://www.sandmountainherbs.com/bilberry.html They still sell the seeds but they seem to have sold out of their plants until the Fall of 2008. You may have to wait a few months is all it means. Hopefully, this will help and you will have your Bilberry plant very soon. You MUST contact these suppliers directly to get proper satisfaction. Happy Gardening, Anthony...See MoreFruit identification
Comments (9)OK, now I see the 5p I know where you are ;-) So yes, I'd say you have sloes, damsons and some sort of cherry plum. Sloes are so tart as to be not much use apart for sloe gin. Damsons make fab jam. Google is your friend as to what else to do with the fruit.The sloe will be one of the very first bushes to blossom next year but they're not usually grown in gardens. More usually used as farm hedges where its know as blackthorn. Here is a blackthorn hedge in Oxfordshire last March....See MoreEarly spring ( )
Comments (8)I'm always open to the possibilities of another peony, and have heard of P. cambessedesii. The problem here is finding good spots for peonies, where there's sun but the grass isn't too thick, though basically they like our conditions. I need to move my two double pink Officinalis plants, if indeed they've survived their too-shady position--they're not up, and they should be--but where to put them? Did I actually manage to kill them? We're at the start of a drought: it's already dry and the air polluted--thank goodness for our leafy shade at the farm, a portion of which we planted--and the forecast is for a week of pure blazing sun. The air was grayed yesterday when I drove down for the nerve-wracking experience of our weekly grocery shop and errand running. There's a line at the local small supermarket, rendered tolerable by bringing a book, and then the race through the shopping, list (arranged in order of where to find the items on it) in hand, the shopping cart toppling with produce, milk, oil, dried legumes, bread and rice and pasta and flour. I washed my hands after every visit, bank, bank, mailbox, supermarket, feed store, using the soap and water I brought with me, but there's always the thought that in a careless moment I could infect myself, and then take the illness back to my husband, who's in a highly vulnerable category. It's no fun, but you all know this by now. But now I'm back safe at home, I HOPE free of infection, and my husband and daughter with me. The epidemic is ebbing here at last, by no means gone, and it's refreshing to read Venturi, in charge of dealing with coronavirus in our region Emilia-Romagna, thundering that people need to continue to stay at home, continue to practice all the precautions of the last weeks, think of their neighbors, keep on fighting the illness. It's heartening....See Morefloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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