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2012-02-07 Heavily pruning Cyprus Leyland conifers:

If you are saying that the lower trunk has no branches now and if you prune the tree to 3 meters will new branches sprout?? I do not think you will have much luck getting the branches to sprout on the

2011-12-21 Weeping Alaska Cedar:

Common name: Weeping Alaska cedar     * Botanical name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’     * What it is: A graceful, narrow, upright, soft-needled green evergreen with a gently weeping habit.   

2011-12-07 Transplanting 9 year old White Pine:

Evergreens should be moved early in the fall so they have time to form new roots. They need at least 6 weeks before the ground freezes. In DE now I would wait until the early spring say in March.    All

2011-11-11 white pine tree?:

Fertilize it with 10-10-10 fertilizer at the rate of 1 lb per inch of trunk diameter scattered around the tree and water in good. Apply just before a rain storm and you will not have to water it in. Fertilize

2011-11-09 cedar hedge:

Yes organic mulch is good around trees and shrubs--the mulch hold moisture and help the root system maintain a supply of water. Make sure you do not apply more than 3 inches deep and not piled up on the