North Texas trees
marinaka Ito_10a
6 years ago
We just moved from SoCal to North TX (Keller, USDA 7b). The new house has plenty of trees and shrubs which we are not familiar. Could you identify these, please?
Tree #1
Tree #1 closeup
Tree #2
Tree #2 closeup (can't really see the leaves, sorry)
Tree #3
Tree #3 closeup (a bit fuzzy)
Tree #4
Tree #4 closeup
Tree #5
Tree #5 closeup (is that fire blight? The tree next to it was dead)
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Comments (7)2 outta 10 really isn't bad for a may planting in your climate with only 20 gals per week. How was the 20 gallons applied just out of curiosity? Your question was for what you can do to save the tree. In my experience, once they look like that, they're pretty much beyond saving to the extent that you have anything that looks like anything but I'd water more often and see if it responds to that. As mentioned the amount of water depends on the size tree but one method that never seems to fail is to stick your finger into the soil as far as it can go. Moist? leave it. Dry? Time to water. Do not attempt replacement until autumn. Do not use fertlizers or ammendments or root stimulators or miracledie or wiltpruf, or hollytone, or bone meal or osmocote, or kitchen scraps or voodoo or anything to help it along other than water. If you can't be there for extended periods to water, use treegators and remove them when it's due to rain. Forget about spring planting if you cannot be there to water regularly. Mulch well (no volcanos) and keep weed sprays far away from the trees....See MoreDenton County MG InfoFest
Comments (0)This sounds like a fun fall event! InfoFest Hosted by Denton County Master Gardener Association Saturday, October 6, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Location: Upper Trinity Regional Water District, 900 N. Kealy Ave, Lewisville, TX Free. Gardening seminars, educational demonstrations, plant sale, garden shopping, tour of gardens, children's activities. For more info, call 940-349-2883, or go to http://www.dcmga.com Seminar Agenda 9:30-10:15 Dr. Bill Adams: A Kitchen Garden (vegetables and herbs) 10:30-11:15 Dr. Kevin Ong, Texas A&M Plant Pathologist: Plant Doctor- Diagnosis Free - Prescription Extra 11:30-12:15 John Cooper, Denton County Cooperative Extension Horticulture Agent: Tree Talk-- proper care and feeding of favorite North Texas trees. 12:30-1:15 Rodney Sowalskie, Denton County Master Gardener: ABC's of Landscaping 1:30-2:15 Dr. Dotty Woodson: Water-Wise Gardening Mark you Calendar  Oct 6, 2007  DonÂt miss this FREE event. here is a link to the webpage and map: http://www.dcmga.com/Fall%20Infofest.htm...See MoreAny suggestions for a nice shade tree for north Texas?
Comments (10)Thanks for all your help. Ty, I think we had an ash tree at a previous house. It was a young tree then, and very pretty, but I thought I read or heard later that some types of ash trees are bad for some reason but now I don't remember why. Maybe fore the same reasons you mentioned, tx_ag_95 debndal, thanks for letting me know about buying a cloned tree. That's very helpful if the nursery will actually know if they're cloned or not. Lately I've been noticing a lot of female trees around town with lots of brownish berries that from a distance can look like the tree is dying from the brownish growth. I really don't like the way they look this time of year - another reason to avoid a female tree. So thanks for the advice....See MoreMy First Backyard Orchard
Comments (13)I must say starting an orchard as a first for growing edibles is bold. I would encourage you to contact your county agrilife extension service and see if they have any information that would help you be successful. Plum, pears, and peaches are commonly grown in your area. I use to live in the Dallas area and do not remember anyone growing apples or cherries. The close space fruit tree growing seems to work best in dry climates like California. I would pay attention to what scottfsmith on this forum writes since he has similar humid conditions like you have. Someone closer to home is Neil Sperry. I think he still has a call in show on one of the Dallas radio stations on Saturday. He talks more about flowers than fruits but is knowledgeable on both. You will need to watch out for fire blight on the apples and pears. Peaches and plums are bad about getting brown rot. This forum has been very interesting for me seeing what everyone is growing and if I have a chance to grow them in southeast Texas. It has saved me money and time by finding out what might be possible and what would be a waste of resources. Just remember, all of us have made mistakes and over time we can be successful growing something....See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoClose up of the leaf of Tree #3, and an acorn.
Front.
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Acorn
Young leaf coming out of the trunk.
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