Monthly archives: September, 2024

Soil Testing and Bats, Dragonflies and Mosquitos

Seed Starting and Garden Planning

GROWING MUSHROOMS & BOKASHI COMPOSTING

Tree Stewards and Gardening Help Desk

Cercis canadensis Mature size: 15 to 30 feet in height and 6 to 10 inches in diameter The Eastern Redbud is a small deciduous ornamental tree that can tolerate full sun or part shade and moderately fertile clay or sandy soil. Regular watering and fertilization as needed will keep the plant healthy. It may be …

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboretum L Mature size: 30 to 40 feet in height and 8 to 12 inches in diameter The Sourwood is uniquely formed, often with a leaning trunk and crooked branches. The leaves are alternate, simple, 4 to 7 inches long, shiny green above and paler below, with finely toothed edges. Bark on very young …

Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virgiana L. Mature size: is considered a large shrub or small tree to 20 feet tall, often forming clumps The Witch Hazel is an understory of mainly moist upland forests. Its leaves are alternate, simple, 3 to 6 inches long, broadly oval, and with an uneven base. The flowers are bright yellow, with four …

Sassafras

Albidum Mature size: 20 to 40 feet in height and 1 to one and a half in diameter The Sassafras is a small tree with a twisted trunk and flat-topped crown, often forming thickets. Its natural habitat is the open woods and abandoned fields, especially on moist sandy loam soils. Its leaves are alternate, simple, …

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris Mature Size: 50 to 70 feet in height, 1 to 2 feet in diameter The Pin Oak is a popular landscape tree because of its fast growth, tolerance of urban stresses, and scarlet fall color. This tree may grow in river edges but just as typically on clay soils. Its form is a …