Deciduous azaleas like Lemon Lights are difficult to root from cuttings under the best of conditions. Leafless cuttings would be pretty much impossible. Unless you're experiencing severe drought, there's no reason to wait until October to move your plant. Even if conditions are quite dry, you can move now if you're willing to do the necessary watering. In a cold zone like 5a, you want to give the plant as much time as possible to establish its roots before the onset of cold weather. Moving now or waiting until next spring would be better than doing it in October.

Thanks, everyone. Carol, yes, I see that you commented based on my incomplete description. Good guess. NHBabs and macranthos, I'm sure you nailed it. There used to be a red oak close by and there are red oak (Q. rubra) everywhere and seedlings take root from the many acorns. I might have put a bit of round-up on some of the obstinate wild blackberry canes, and that could account for the damaged red oak. I'm going to yank it soon along with some other unwanted volunteers. Ditto the Vinca minor that I want to eradicate. I think I will mechanically remove things. Thanks again. I appreciate your time and talent. This forum is amazing.

Garlic and shallots can still be planted. You plant them in the fall and depending on your location and the variety they will be ready for harvest sometime between late June and mid August. Sometimes they sprout in the fall before the ground freezes and sometimes they don't but they will grow fine regardless. Bulb onions are completely different. What variety you plant and when depends on your location. In New England you will need a long day onion. Lots of information on growing these a search here and on the Allium Forum will pull up but in short, if you are starting from seed you will need to start them indoors in January or February and then transplant them outdoors maybe sometime around mid April. They will be ready for harvest in mid summer. If you want to deal with seeds and decide to plant sets or store bought transplants then you will still plant them in the spring. If you plant them at the wrong time onions will only make scallions and will not bulb up (same goes for garlic and shallots too). "I have more of these (grocery store) red onions that went soft and are sprouting. Compost or plant them?" You can plant them if you want but don't expect them to form a bulb. They will make scallions and will flower. Onions are biennial and flower in their second year or growing season. Rodney P.S. Here's the link to the Allium Forum. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/allium

Sorry for the delay in responding. Thank you all very much for your time and knowledgeable feedback. -- I have not yet float tested the seeds. Most of them were split with the seeds missing; a couple appear to have seeds still in them. -- This looks like the only AC tree within site, but a few years ago, I'm pretty sure that I spotted a couple more strumped -blight stunted AC trees about 1 to 3 miles up hill on the discontinued section of the road. I'm not sure that I'll be able to get up there this year. -- It was a hectic spring and summer, so I didn't notice the tree across from us (stunted from blight) in blossom. -- We are in Central MA and have the darn winter moth. The larvae chew on some of my rose leaves. -- I will try to put some of the seeds into the ground and cover them with wire mesh. We have gray and red squirrels, chipmunks, mice, voles, moles and greedy wild turkeys. I assume not deep and to plant only if they are viable (do not float) or plant anyway? Thanks for the photo joycelynpei. From what I can see through the crack in the husk, the seeds look like the scrawny ones on the right in your photo, so most likely blanks. Corkball-- that's too bad that there is no innoculation or remedy. As I mentioned, I'm pretty sure that the seeds are blanks. The Tree trimmers will be here in a few weeks to cut anything close to the service lines. It looks like some of the suckering stems are not yet cracked. Since it's going to get chopped, I may try to get some sticks from it to see if I can make something simple like a muddled, rod, walking stick, spoon or chopstick. Any use for those prickly husks? Door knobs for anyone who is antisocial or owes money? Nandina -- If any look viable and I get any to sprout, I will be sure to offer them up. I won't have the time to baby them and treat winter moths, but if I can any to sprout, maybe someone living in a more hospitable area could fuss with them. Thanks again, everyone.