What types of trees have roots that grow down, rather than out?
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What will grow from roots of a snapped Honeycrisp Tree?
Comments (6)What will grow from the rootstock is a tree of whatever variety rootstock Burnt Ridge used. Rootstocks aren't selected for their fruit (or any other quality of the canopy). It is almost certain to be an inferior apple. They can tell you, or your receipt may say, exactly what rootstock it was. You may be able to find some information about the apples of that particular rootstock, but the bottom line is you won't want to grow it for apples unless you want to feed them to livestock or something. You can, however, regraft to that roostock if it is in fact healthy and growing. You'll need a source of scion wood and need to learn how to graft. BTW, Honeycrisp is patented so its not supposed to be available as scion wood. If it is their policy, charging for shipping can be ethical. Its a question of who's liable for the chance that is taken in shipping, transplanted, and growing a live organism. At a minimum they are responsible for ensuring that the tree appeared healthy when shipped, true-to-type, and well packaged and shipped on time. Any responsibility beyond that, at least in my mind, is discretionary on their part unless they have an explicit policy that says otherwise. I would have guessed that theyed be real stand-up about it. They do have pretty low prices though, so imagine they aren't operating on a whole lot of profit margin. The cost of re-shipping probably kills their profit for several trees. I am curious to know what rootstock variety was used. It might be wise to use something else next time unless it is one that is commonly used with Honeycrisp without problems. It may be that Honeycrisp is simply graft incompatible with that rootstock. It can take 1 or even several years for a graft incompatibility to manifest itself in breakage....See MoreGrowing a garden in shade with lots of tree roots
Comments (14)As I am only in my second season of growing in this situation, I am a complete novice....but a few tentative observations. Firstly, not only is the entire area rooty (it is a poplar plantation) and dry, I have no irrigation either (apart from a ridiculous saucepan on a long stick), so, I am growing from seed, directly in situ, or transferring tiny plants straight into the ground rather than potting them on (which is what I would normally do). As they only get puddled in once, it is quite true to say, the smaller, the better, when it comes down to establishing a rootmass. Then, there are the roots themselves. The bigger, the better....so, looking at what is growing already, I am seeing plants with great tap-roots or vigorous rhizome-y type affairs which can search out the (plentiful) water down at water table level. Cow parsley, hogweeds, nettles are all rampant....which gives me huge encouragement as my woods are nothing like evergreen plantations or beechwoods. Grasses grow freely, so I have added clovers and sainfoins, along with many wildflower seeds. Bulbs, of course, are an obvious suggestion - 3000 narcissi were planted last year - after 50 years of fallow neglect, the fertility in the soil is surprisingly high (as the chickweed and nettle attests) and I am helping out further with comfrey. and various legumes (the lathyrus of various types are doing well) From seed, foxgloves, meconopsis, aquilegias, hesperis, hardy geraniums, salvias, callirhoe, linaria, martagons, bluebells, campanulas, cenolophium, peucedanum, chaerophyllum, millium, valerian, campions,lysimachias and epilobiums are thriving....and I have added many other varieties (as I feel it is going to involve harsh selection and extensive culling). Of course, I am still feverish with delight at owning A WOOD....although I alternate between despair, glee, delusional tendencies and insane optimism....sometimes in the same day.....See MoreThere's nothing more fun than growing your own Avocado Tree!
Comments (5)I love this kind of supermarket gardening! Others I have tried with success--as long as your local grocery story supplies the produce: mango (easy) sugar cane (even easier) dates (pits need bottom heat to hasten germination) loquat "Eriobotra japonica"(fruit can be found around June in more gourmet/specialty produce markets--at least here) Guava (mine has flowered and fruited in a container) Ginger (easy) Taro and related tropical tubers ("Elephant ears"; easy) coconut (you need an unhusked, fresh coconut, sandy soil, heat and patience--can take up to 6 months just to germinate) And many others.. Happy shopping!...See MoreWhat will grow well among tree roots ...
Comments (13)I have a bunch of stuff growing under the canopy of my trees. It seems that this year my live oak is really competing for nutrients. My boxwoods,ligustrum, liriope are very clorotic. Even my columbine is struggling. I chalk it up to the drought. I planted Suspensum Viburnums two years ago and they seem to be doing very well, almost no chlorosis. They are more attractive and have a bolder foliage than most of the traditional foundation shrubs. http://www.floridata.com/ref/V/viburn_s.cfm My plumbago is also doing well. Sago Palms perform well in dry shade. Cast Iron plant does well in deep shade. Last year, I bought this really neat plant called a Beschornia. False Red Agave. I spotted them at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens, in the succulent exhibit. And it was like, "What's That??!!" It's beautiful. I've got three of them. They look very tropical..Like a giant evergreen spider lily. Extremely drought tolerant. They're from the Sierra Madre. I managed to get mine from Rainbow Gardens. However, I don't know if it is something that they normally stock. They got their's from the person that supplied the Botanical Garden's. Beschorneria prefers shade. Yuccado is selling Beschornia seedlings. Here is a link: http://www.yuccado.com/displayone.php?ytitle=Beschorneria x 'Ding Dong' seedlings Beschorneria is very popular in Europe, but for some reason hasn't caught on here. Here is a picture of one in my yard. It's newly planted in the right hand corner. To the left is also a newly planted Mediteranean Fan Palm. In the very far right corner of the photo, near the house, I have one that is blooming. The link photo shows one in bloom. Here is a link that might be useful: Beschnorerias in an Irish Garden...See Morewisconsitom
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