What are you planting this year?
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What Trees Will You Plant This Year? Why?
Comments (17)bboy: That is a remarkably beautiful tree - I've never seen anything quite like it. Sherry: I love your posts and I will save your lists. I look forward to hearing if the acorns and hickory nuts you planted came up, or at least what percentage did. I'd like to try that next fall. Some of the trees you listed as "host" and "eventual mast" are ones I planted last year or will plant this year. QQ: You have my sympathy and empathy. I read that water levels had improved in Georgia and that NC has implemented more severe restrictions. Most of Virginia is better but we wonder if the drought will return when the winter rains stop. krazyaroider - There you are in upstate NY, planting MAGNOLIAS! Good for you! I agree with you re: nothing ventured, nothing gained - many of us like to experiment to see if the "old rules" still apply. We often find that we can grow things that are not supposed to be hardy, especially if we give it some thought. Dax - Yes, I remember the photos of your blank slate and I know what you mean about wanting to feel like you are living in a forest. You have your work cut out for you. I have a blank slate too but it has edges / windbreaks (forests with loblollies) and I'm filling in the slate with seedlings this year. I'm interested in the bald cypresses you are growing. I ordered a 'Fire Dragon' Shantung Maple from Metro Maples too. (Thanks, Lou!) pteroceltis - You are growing an orchard - is this a new project? Will you plant many different fruit trees? I'm familiar with the native Cladrastis kentukea but not 'Perkins Pink.' I'll look it up. Esh: I don't think you can ever go wrong with viburnums - so many wonderful varieties, and some as large as trees. Re" planting a Malus angustifolia - did you see the photo bboy posted? I don't know how well that particular tree would grow in Georgia or Virginia but it was gorgeous and unique. dwk001 - I read about the yellow buckeye on the Oikos site - it sounds like you won't go wrong with that tree. A few months ago, there was a discussion about Aesculus x carnea 'O'Neill Red' and other trees in that family (link below). The 'O'Neill Red" was lovely and didn't seem to have negative qualities. You may want to add it to your wish list! Here is a link that might be useful: Aesculus x carnea 'O'Neill Red'...See MoreWhat are you all planting this year?
Comments (11)Most of these were planted last fall but I haven't seen them in leaf yet =) Abies firma Acer saccharum 'JFS-Caddo2' aka Flashfireî Aesculus glabra var arguta Cedrus atlantica glauca Cedrus deodara 'Aurea' Franklinia alatamaha Ginkgo biloba 'The President' Glyptostrobus pensilis Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Kools Gold' Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon' Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Snow Flurry' Osmanthus americanus Quercus gambellii Quercus texana 'New Madrid' Taxodium distichum 'Secrest' Vaccinium arboreum Viburnum rufidulum Good grief, look at all those gymnosperms!!! What's up with that? ;-) Still want to add a 'Daybreak' magnolia after someone here posted a picture along with Parrotia perscia 'Ruby Vase'. I also have seed from several other species that will hopefully turn out....See MoreWhat are you looking forward to seeing this year?
Comments (8)Gldno1, I admire your dedication (and energy)! I am letting my irises bloom this year (or not), but then will have to dig and divide. It's not so much that they're crowded; it's that grass and speedwell are choking them. I'm not looking forward to this.......and I'm glad clashing colors have never been an issue with me. :-) I planted four Buck roses last year: Quietness, Aunt Honey, Earth Song, and Prairie Sunrise. I'm delighted with the way they came through the winter. Two others that were new last year (not Bucks)--Strike it Rich and Sunsprite--suffered more damage but are still with us. I usually avoid hybrid teas, but fell in love with Abbaye de Cluny two years ago. It died down to the ground last year, but came back to produce those sumptuous blooms. Ditto this year, although I won't see the blooms till June. It's always exciting to see perennials of all kinds come back. They're like old friends....See MoreFirst year growing from seed. What are you starting?
Comments (5)"'I'm a little surprised that you see the seedlings of one variety failing, especially if you're using the same mix for all of them" Yea, not sure what happened, might have overfertilized that one. It was struggling early, and must have over compensated or something. Not sure exactly what happened, but it's the first seedling of that size that ever died on me. Getting old, must be losing my touch :-) Got another one started already....See Moremehitabel zone 6
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