Fall Lawn Care

These leaves will be a dull green, sometimes a blue-green, on the top and paler underneath. There are over 60 varieties of oak trees across the world, and telling them all apart is sometimes a bit difficult.

Flowers are fertilized when bees and beetles carry pollen from one flower to another. Southern magnolias tend to live around 80 years, but some trees live as long as 120 years. Unlike seedlings, which have a single tap root, saplings develop an extensive...

The tree density is not an exact number of all of the trees in the region, but it serves as an estimate. Repeat the same procedure for the other points you created along the main line.Add together the distances from the four trees to the point and divide...

However, if a tree limb crosses the property line during a natural disaster, such as a storm, and causes damage, the tree-owning neighbor will not be held liable. If the majority of the trunk rests on one side of the property line, that neighbor has sole...

If it begins dropping off the tree before it has ripened or if the fruit begins splitting, your tree may have been over-watered. Use your water meter to measure the soil's moisture levels between watering sessions.

Over-watered trees display a variety of symptoms: their leaves may turn brittle, curl up, change colors or fall off prematurely; young trees may wilt; soil feels damp and fungi grows around the tree's base.

Also known as dwarf date palms, pygmy date palms grow to a height that ranges between 6 and 12 feet in the right conditions. After three months, you should be able to see the first sprouting.Pygmy date palms are usually grown in pairs of three but can...

Place the cut 2 feet off the ground.Cut through the backside of the palm tree with the chainsaw until you hear a large amount of internal cracking. Cutting down a palm tree with a chainsaw does not take great skill.

Seedlings are not the same as their parents either, and they have large thorns and grow in dense formations. Their rapid expansion has disturbed railroads, parks and roadways, especially with the added bird populations.

Non-edible chestnuts will not have this point at the top. When edible chestnuts are boiled the nuts have a similar texture to potatoes, with a sweet nutty flavor. Now chestnuts are not as popular as they once were, but there are commercial farms to supply...

While most trees fall into one or the other category, there are a few that resist classification as such and are members of both categories. The term deciduous describes the nature of a tree's leaves, while coniferous refers to how a tree produces its...

Clean and dry pruning tools before storing them or using them on another tree. To keep the tree healthy, don't thin more than one third of the canopy in any given year.Cut up pruned branches and dispose of them in yard waste bags.

Morning is the best time to collect cuttings while the tree is fairly dormant.Use a sharp clean cutting tool to avoid spreading diseases to the plant. Dig a hole twice the size of the roots and hold the plant in place.

Pruning the faster-growing weeping shoots back yearly allows you to grow it in smaller gardens.Rooted cuttings of "Snow Fountains" left unstaked so that they cascade form ground cover.

Mulching also improves water retention. Cryptomeria will reach heights of 50 feet with a 25-foot spread at maturity. Planted in most landscapes for its ornamental value, Japanese cedar develops coppery foliage in the fall and requires little care once...

For this reason, residents of Colorado interested in growing avocado trees often grow them as houseplants.Wash the avocado seed thoroughly in warm water to remove any contaminants.Insert three to four toothpicks into the avocado, at the halfway point...

To identify the trees, use the same process that you would employ to identify unlabeled trees in a landscape or garden center.Redbud trees like swampy soil in the subcanopy of tennessee forests.Look at the terrain where you found your tree.

None of the trees require heavy pruning or maintenance once established. This means that multiple species of landscape plants fall under the classifications of juniper and pine. These species can look very different from each other.Arborvitae, on the...

Trees that withstand crowding work well in windbreaks, since closely planted trees provide a more effective wind barrier. The best trees for windbreaks have a rapid growth rate and dense foliage that significantly reduces the force of the wind.

On a redbud, the petiole is the same length as the leaf.Wait for fall. In some parts of the Midwest, redbud leaves can remain green and on the tree as late as mid-December. Closed buds are a dark red; new leaves will be tiny, thin, shiny and light reddish-green.Observe...

Evergreen trees live in all kinds of climates; they differ from deciduous trees because evergreens maintain their leaves or needles all year long. They are much smaller than leaves on deciduous trees, and they have a wax-like coating that helps retain...

Different types of blight will result in yellow spots on young leaves or yellowing of older leaves on low branches.Yellowing leaves during the growing season usually indicate a stressful environment for the plant.

These majestic trees are native to the northern California coastal mountains and extend into Oregon. Sprinkle with water again.Insert your seeded flat into a plastic bag, and seal it with a rubber band.

When a match is made, the leaf has been identified. Compare the characteristics of the leaf in question to pictures and descriptions in the field guide or key. Measurement is usually taken from the base of the leaf, where it attaches to the petiole, to...

Cultivars can range in height from dwarf specimens at 3 to 5 feet, a mid-range size from 5 to 10 feet, with the largest size ranging from 10 to 20 feet. Check to see that the root crown is just above the soil line, then backfill the hole with soil, pressing...

This indicates that the tree is fully dead and will no longer attempt to grow. Drill down as far as you can.Pour boiling water into the holes in the trunk daily until you see the trunk starting to rot.

It is also known as "Ruby Red" and is notable for its red flesh. For that reason, the fruit must remain on the tree until it is fully mature. Trees vary in their rate of growth depending on their origin.