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Mulberry Trees In England

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Keep Plum Trees Healthy and Productive With Summer Pruning
Avoid removing branches that are less than three years old unless you have to. Branches can quickly die of this disease. Branches that rub together will cause wounds, so they should be removed.
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How to grow: Tent caterpillar (Growing Guide)
Inside the webs, dark-colored caterpillars group together in tight masses and venture out to feed on leaves in warm weather. Preventing Problems: In midsummer, the adult form of this pest, a downy beige moth, lays egg masses on host trees.
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How to grow: Gypsy Moth (Growing Guide)
The females crawl from place to place, and do not fly. The adult females are beige, with males darker brown, and both have faint dark markings on their wings, and prominent, feathery antennae.
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How to grow: Fall Webworms (Growing Guide)
Managing Outbreaks: Use a long stick with an old toothbrush taped to the end to disturb nests within reach. If a tree has plenty of branches to spare, you can simply lop off the infested branch tips and compost them, caterpillars and all.
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How to grow: Cherry (Dwarf) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Use netting to prevent bird damage. A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Cherry (Dwarf) Aphids (General) Slug Snail Tent caterpillar
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How to grow: Cherry (Semi-Dwarf) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Use netting to prevent bird damage. A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Cherry (Semi-Dwarf) Aphids (General) Slug Snail Tent caterpillar
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How to grow: Cherry (Fan) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Use netting to prevent bird damage. A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Cherry (Fan) Aphids (General) Slug Snail Tent caterpillar
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How to grow: Pear (Espalier) (Growing Guide)
Codling moths can destroy crops of young fruits; trichogramma wasps can be used to control them, but insects are generally less of a problem with pears than with other tree fruits.
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How to grow: Pecan (Growing Guide)
Companions Pecans are large, spreading trees that make good shade trees in large landscapes. Feeding Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in spring. Allow them to dry in a place that is protected from rain.
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How to grow: Plum (Fan) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Plums can be affected by silverleaf disease in temperate climates – prune in dry weather in summer to help avoid infection. Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from...
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How to grow: Pear (Cordon) (Growing Guide)
Codling moths can destroy crops of young fruits; trichogramma wasps can be used to control them, but insects are generally less of a problem with pears than with other tree fruits.
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How to grow: Pear (Dwarf) (Growing Guide)
Codling moths can destroy crops of young fruits; trichogramma wasps can be used to control them, but insects are generally less of a problem with pears than with other tree fruits.
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How to grow: Peach (Large) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Keeping peach trees dry under cover or under plastic sheeting can help prevent peach leaf curl. Spacing Single Plants: 19' 8" (6.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 19' 8" (6.00m) with 19' 8" (6.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a...
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How to grow: Peach (Dwarf) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Keeping peach trees dry under cover or under plastic sheeting can help prevent peach leaf curl. Spacing Single Plants: 13' 1" (4.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 13' 1" (4.00m) with 13' 1" (4.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a...
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How to grow: Apricot (Dwarf) (Growing Guide)
A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Apricot (Dwarf) Aphids (General) Slug Snail Cold damage to apricot blossoms is a major limiting factor in where they can be successfully...
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How to grow: Almond (Growing Guide)
Notes Healthy almond trees will bear for ten to fifteen years or more. Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests.
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How to grow: Plum Curculio (Growing Guide)
Allowing poultry to forage under fruit trees can suppress plum curculios, too. Collected specimens can be drowned in a pail of soapy water. Overwintering adults emerge quite suddenly in mid-spring, when mid-season apples are in bloom.
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How to grow: Medlar (Growing Guide)
Fruit must first be ‘bletted' before eating raw. Troubleshooting Medlars are naturally astringent, like persimmons. Position Full sun or partial shade. Healthy medlar trees will bear for decades.
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How to grow: Chestnut (Chinese) (Growing Guide)
Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Light, well-drained soil. Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests.
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Growing Fruit: Why Thinning Creates a Better Harvest
Aim to leave about 4-6 inches (10-15cm) between individual apples of eating varieties. Many tree fruits, including apples and pears, naturally thin their fruits in early summer during the so-called June drop .
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How to grow: Plum (Large) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Plums can be affected by silverleaf disease in temperate climates – prune in dry weather in summer to help avoid infection. Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from...
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How to grow: Plum (Dwarf) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Plums can be affected by silverleaf disease in temperate climates – prune in dry weather in summer to help avoid infection. Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from...
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How to grow: Persimmon (Growing Guide)
Feeding Persimmons usually need no fertilizer when grown in lawns. American persimmons tolerate much colder conditions, often surviving to -25F (-32C). Harvesting Cut fruits from the tree before they are ripe, retaining the short pedicel.
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How to grow: Nectarine (Large) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Keep plant dry under cover to avoid peach leaf curl. Spacing Single Plants: 19' 8" (6.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 19' 8" (6.00m) with 19' 8" (6.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a large hole by breaking up the soil and adding...
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How to grow: Nectarine (Dwarf) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Keep plant dry under cover to avoid peach leaf curl. Spacing Single Plants: 9' 10" (3.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 9' 10" (3.00m) with 9' 10" (3.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a large hole by breaking up the soil and adding...
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How to grow: Pear (Large) (Growing Guide)
Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Moist, well-drained soil with a near-neutral pH. This bacterial disease strikes suddenly in cool, damp weather, and causes branches to look like they have been burned by fire.
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How to grow: Apricot (Large) (Growing Guide)
A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Apricot (Large) Aphids (General) Slug Snail Cold damage to apricot blossoms is a major limiting factor in where they can be successfully...
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