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Pruning a Dwarf River Birch (Betula nigra ‘Little King’)
Betula nigra, the river birch, is a very common shade tree in the Midwest. This is especially so since the introduction in 1979 and gradual recognition of the Heritage River birch cultivar (Betula...
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Pruning Rhododendrons for dense growth
Mark recently sent me the following question regarding pruning rhododendrons via my Ask me a question page: “I have a number of large leaf Rhododendrons in my garden (Zone 5). “How do you prune them...
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Crabapple Pruning in 4 Easy Steps: Overgrown Mess No More (Part 1 of 3)
This flowering crabapple was left alone for 3 years with no pruning. Regular crabapple pruning is required to have a great looking tree. When pruning an overgrown tree like this after years of...
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Crabapple Pruning in 4 Easy Steps: Overgrown Mess No More (Part 2 of 3)
Here is how our overgrown tree looked after step 1 of our crabapple pruning was completed. See Crabapple Pruning in 4 Easy Steps: Overgrown Mess No More (Part 1 of 3) for details. Now, we will...
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Crabapple Pruning in 4 Easy Steps: Overgrown Mess No More (Part 3 of 3)
Here is how our overgrown tree looked after steps 1, 2 and 3 of our crabapple pruning were completed. See Crabapple Pruning in 4 Easy Steps: Overgrown Mess No More (Part 1 of 3) and Crabapple Pruning...
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Rose care questions
I received the following question related to roses from my Ask Me a Question page: “Hi, Jim. I have two questions related to roses. I have two varieties of roses in my flower bed, although I am not...
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Aesthetic pruning goals for your garden sanctuary
Two aesthetic pruning goals come to mind when I am asked the following question: “How do you know what branch to cut?” That is the most frequent question I am asked when I am pruning anything at the...
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