Spring Shrubs

It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. These observations should give you a good idea of how the plant tends to grow, and also how you should prune the plant.

Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed, and are more susceptible to disease than plants with adequate levels of Potassium.

Bio-tone is a gardeners best friend and can help guarantee your success. Many times, camellias that have not been pruned in a few years will develop dead or degenerative twigs. In most instances, camellias out-live the gardeners that planted them, and...

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Large camellias that have been severely pruned have the advantage of a large root system that has excessive capacity, and its roots are capable of supplying all of its energies to a smaller number of branches and foliage.

Although these camellias may have been lovingly cared for by the previous owner, it may be necessary to severely prune these plants to restore vigor or to create a different definition in the landscape for the new owner of the property.

Remove these shoots when they're about 10 to 12 inches long. Cut the limbs back to the nearest bud to this point, and then several new shoots will emerge from the buds below the pruning cut.Prune away all the branches around the lowest part of the camellia's...

Branches coated with ice for many successive days can die as well even if not weighed down. A preventative spray of fungicides labeled for controlling needle diseases of evergreens can be sprayed preventatively upon the first flush of growth in the spring.

Extend the application of fertilizer to 1 1/2 times the diameter of the canopy. Water sufficiently to a depth of 8 to 10 inches if the Indian hawthorn is young and small. A second application in early summer may be required in order to compensate for...

Don't cut into the collar, but angle the cut right above it. Always sterilize pruning blades with household disinfectant before and after each bush to prevent the spread of disease.Use a sharp bypass lopper to prune away dead and damaged limbs throughout...

Sit on the ground next to the hydrangea bush and cut the canes at the soil level with pruning shears. However, clipping off new growth may affect the following year's blooms. Starting at the highest point of the bush, clip the canes just above the second...

The bush can also completely overtake the space. Disinfect the pruning tools with denatured alcohol after pruning your burning bush, especially if the reason is to remove diseased branches.

Once established the Carolina cherry is drought-tolerant and needs very little watering. Letting the tree experience a drought between waterings helps it adapt to less frequent irrigation.

However, light pruning is recommended because it helps the shrub develop a denser crown and rids it of dead branches.Shape the bird's nest spruce into the desired form and size in late May or early June.

Yews are an evergreen susceptible to a range of environmental factors that can cause yellow needles. Dry winds remove moisture from the needles and, due to the frozen nature of the soil, the roots are unable to replace it.

Mature, healthy arborvitaes do not need extra fertilization. In high-alkaline soil, arborvitaes suffer yellowing foliage from iron deficiency. Use slow-release, granular fertilizer with a higher first number, such as 12-6-4 or 10-8-6.

Mulching around the bush will help the soil retain moisture for an extended time. Infected branches need to be removed and destroyed immediately to stop the spread of bacteria blight to uninfected parts of the bush.

These hardy shrubs reach a mature size between 3 and 20 feet tall and produce masses of fragrant blossoms in the spring. Simply cutting down a lilac won't keep the roots from sending out new shoots.

One type of fertilizer best suited to meet their need is a granular, 15-5-10 formula, according to the University of Florida IFAS Extension website. Don't overdo the amount, however, because excessive fertilizer leaches from soil and goes into the water...

Carlesii – is a semi-dwarf shrub that grows 5 to 8 feet tall. Deciduous viburnum.pilactum tomentosum grows to at least 10 feet tall and has a strong horizontal branching tendency that often creates a bush that is twice as wide as it is tall.

If they are properly cared for, azaleas can grow for up to several hundred years.Gardening books and catalogs frequently list the top height that the shrub will reach in 10 years. Large azaleas may reach more than 10 feet tall, whereas smaller varieties...

If the shrubs are still alive with some remaining green foliage, you can attempt to save the plants allowing a few seasons to let the hedge recover.Water the soil around the cedar hedges immediately and deeply.

Remove the branches back to the nearest healthy wood or the main trunk. Common varieties grown in North America are Japanese pittosporum, or Japanese mockorange (Pittosporum tobira), hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through...

This allows sunlight and proper ventilation to reach the remaining branches.Cut any branches back that show accelerated growth by sticking out above other limbs. Blooms appear on the previous year's growth.

Lift the tree out of the wheelbarrow and set it in the hole. If you get major resistance, dig deeper at a sharper angle.Place onto the ground near the tree a piece of burlap large enough to encircle and securely wrap the root ball.

The disease if caused by prolonged drought conditions or freeze damage. Treat caterpillars on taller oleanders with a ready-to-use bacillus thuringiensis insecticide spray. Remove affected leaves and stems with the caterpillars, or pick them off with...