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Lynn, it is difficult to know the cause for certain, but, since it has been in flower since June, it is likely that this is a normal cessation to flowering rather than flower senescence. As you mentioned
Suzanne, New branches will come out of buds at the base of a leaf stem and the can come out anywhere up and down the trunk. The more sun it gets the more branches it will grow. The part you cut off
The rubbing can kill the tree if the bark is rubbed off all the way around the trunk. Damage that completely encircles the tree's circumference is more deadly than damage up and down. This is because the
Hi Tim, there is not real science to trimming these, they normally react very well to removal of spent blooms and cutting back of rambling limbs; Spring is the best time to do this, as the tree will fill
As long as you plant it two weeks before a hard freeze, the tree should do fine. Just be sure to level the top of the soil of the potted plant with the top of the transplant hole. Fill the hole with organic

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