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Thanks Michael!
Hello! I have some questions for propagating Quercus from acorns. My first question is this, in the Float Test- a viable seed floats or sinks? My...
I have to agree with you michael. I'm mixed about this too. Something I picked up during my time at Bernheim arboretum was to look at the whole...
My first thought when I saw food crops mentioned is this: How would this affect the vitamins and nutrients that alot of food crops provide? By...
Hi Richard, I'm quite familiar with Western Ky, being from Murray. Dirr says Sango Kaku JM are not as heat tolerant, so the Coral bark may be...
Michael Dirr's Manual of Woody Plants (or something to that effect) is a great book for some of the more "common" maples like Sugar Maple (A....
Acer platanoides is on the Invasive Species list. I've seen several around here in the Lansing, MI area.
Does anyone know anything about this Malus (5654 EM)? I found it in our inground nursery awhile back and was curious as to the background of the...
There's an interesting article in the new issue of Fine Gardening about herbs and curing them. It's really interesting.
Does anyone know of any nurseries that carry Acer diabolicum? Preferably nurseries here in the US.
Does anyone have any experience with successful root cuttings from Nyssa aquatica? Dirr made a reference to The Plant Propagator 14(4):11-12 under...
We do have both sexes so the seeds should be viable. Should I collect the samaras straight off the tree while the nutlet is still green?
Anyone know a good, successful way of propagating Acer diabolicum?
I have 2 small groves, no more than 5 trees or so, of Acer campestre. The chief Horticulturist here at Bernheim used to take all the leaves in the...
May I ask why one of Acer rubrum's common names is Swamp Maple? I tried to find an answer in Dirr but couldn't find an answer.
Does anyone know a good time to collect samaras? Is there any info on planting the samaras- stratification, type of media, etc? Any info and...
Thanks Ron!
Anyone know of any nurseries that sell A. truncatum? The buds on this species is beautiful!!
Does anybody know any nurseries here in the states that sell good, quality crabapple cultivars? Some of Bernheim's Crabapples are a good 50 years...
I'm trying to get some information on corn gluten meal and both sides of the story.The arboretum I work for is looking into trying it out and we'd...