Selecting Year Round Trees

Selecting year round trees is important to every landscape design. Trees play different roles in the landscape over a calendar year, depending upon their growth

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Tree Growth and all of it’s variables

A very common question is the tree growth rate and how it varies from the different species? From the time of seed germination to the

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Plant A Tree In South Florida

How to successfully plant a tree or shrub in South Florida? As it requires a certain amount of study and planning to determine the best

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Tree Evolution through history

To consider tree evolution, it is necessary to establish the definition of a “tree”. Botanists today describe a tree as a woody, perennial, flowering plant

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Pruning Practices For Trees And Shrubs

Pruning practices for trees and shrubs are basically identical, especially if you are dealing with a tree or trees you wish to maintain as a

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Gardening In The Shade

Gardening in the shade? A key reason for planting trees, especially in the subtropics and tropics, is to create shade and provide a welcome refuge

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Trees, Root Types And Fungi – Tree Roots

Tree roots vary in size from fine non-woody roots to large woody roots reaching 12 inches or more in diameter. Trees root systems evolution is

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Gardening Soils For South Florida

Gardening soils are very important! As a  luxuriant and healthy collection of trees is evidence that the gardener is aware of the soil requirements of

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Weeds in Trees: Vines, Stranglers, Algae, and Moss

Trees often share their space with other plants that grow on, around, or within them. While some of these organisms are harmless or even beneficial,

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Plants That Grow on Trees: Epiphytes, Parasites, and Their Impact

Trees often serve as more than just landscape features. In nature, they provide shelter, food, and structural support for countless organisms. In warm and subtropical

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