Evergreen fruit tree?
Leana M
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Comments (1)Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) Rosemary California huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum) evergreen salal (Gaultheria shallon) More groundcovers, but Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) and Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). Some species of yew produce edible berries. (WARNING...others are poisonous)...See MoreContainer fruit trees for warmer climates.\
Comments (7)Hey Marshall, here's my tips to help ya out: -Root Pouches (or smart pots) 15 gal or larger are great for fruit trees since they prune the roots. Bigger the better. I'd probably go with 30 for most of my new trees in pots. I get mine from greenhousemegastore.com -5-1-1 is too fast a mix for root pouches. Figs wilt, peaches shrink, etc and you'd need to water like 3 times a day. 5-1-1 is great for normal containers. Though, once you're into fruit trees, it takes a lifetime to sift hundreds of gallons of 5-1-1. I just use patio plus. -Perched water tables are less of an issue for fruit trees since they're so aggressive. Sitting water is bad but, as you know, if you've ever potted up a 5 or 15 gal in nursery mix, the roots completely dominate the pot. -I go straight kellogg's patio plus for trees and brambles or dr earth for veggies. -With root pouches and root pruning, the trees are basically dwarfed like bonsai. Except for the crazy varieties like avocados which can't handle pots. -If one buys the cheap root pouches, you can just cut them off the plant every couple of seasons for some deeper root pruning or repotting. It's way easier working with big trees that way. -Al's Osmocote Plus and Foliage Pro is the best fert setup I've found. I'd look at Fertigators like Dosatron or Mixrite for the ultimate fertilizer setup. -New varieties of blackberries (prime ark freedom) and blueberries are made for warmer climates and do really well in containers. -I don't bother with dwarf varieties because of the bonsai effect. But dwarf citrus are the only ones I get. All others are just normal trees and I keep in 15-30 gal. -Any deciduous is easier in a normal pot -- simply root prune every winter and repot. -Biggest tip for first time fruit tree growers in containers: only grow what you can carry. Get a dolly to move them around....See MoreVaccinium Ovatum (Evergreen Huckleberry) flowering but not fruiting
Comments (3)And here is the new link for what Jean posted, now that gardenweb is owned by Houzz: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4830086/huckleberry-not-producing-but-is-flowering...See MoreImprove curb appeal: First home help; Front landscaping suggestions?
Comments (43)Flo, I like your sketch very much (although without knowing the basic sun/wind info I mentioned above, it may or may not be what she needs.) However, the suggestion of polished black Japanese river stones for a first time home owner in Oklahoma is probably not helpful.b You will drain her budget and she will find herself looking at dusty, not shiny, stones. If she likes your concept of creating a dry bed/ river effect (as I do), you or someone else might teach her how to do this with grasses native to her area. Ones that can be easily propagated by division, require no water or weeding, and will blow in her prairie breezes while attracting birds and wildlife. Can, I urge you to google images of landscapes by Oehme, Van Sweden. They are known for using sweeps of native plants, especially grasses. My suggestion to you is to play around with flexible hoses or ropes in dividing your wide open space to see what shapes please you. Then imagine the spaces filled with different color blocks of various heights. Which ones do you want moving, which ones static? Designing a three dimension landscape from scratch like yours can be overwhelming. Break it down into digestible parts. 1) Gather all information about your conditions. 2) Get out the hoses and ropes and draw on the ground like a canvas....See Morefloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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