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Guide to Birch Trees
... serpentine trail of darkened material. (Do not pare bark on the main trunk). The darkened material is excrement and can be flicked out ... above ground level. In a multi-trunked tree add all the trunk diameters together. Read the product label directions very carefully to determine ... the swelling expands it cuts off the water supply to the main trunk or branch, causing the death of the branch. A canker ...
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Prune Your Cedars Cautiously
... look very unattractive. In topping a pyramidal cedar, it is recommended that you prune the main trunk back no more than about 1/4 of the tree's height. The tree will ... again. For columnar cedars, follow the same topping procedure described above for each of the main trunks. Globe cedars will seldom fill in if they are topped excessively. Globe cedars that ...
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Transplanting Trees
... will one day have branches sweeping the ground 4 meters in all directions from the trunk can be very difficult. Unfortunately, we often don't recognize that a tree is destined ... closer to trunk than you will eventually be digging when the tree is moved, long unbranched roots will be broken. This prompts re-growth of new roots near the main trunk. It takes ...
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Hazard Trees: Why They Fall and How to Prevent More Damage
... unsound branch attachments. A tree branch can be attached to the trunk in one of two ways. Branches with strong connections will ... trunk at nearly right angles, are less subject to branch breakage. A great deal of wind damage can be prevented by proper pruning. On a large tree, main branches should be spaced at least a 15-20 cm apart on the main trunk. A narrower spacing than ...
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Physiology Of Drought In Stressed Plants
... overall decrease in growth of the plant. This is one of the main reasons a plant growing in a drought-prone area will be ... correctly watered at, or beyond the drip line. Water applied at the trunk is generally not available to the tree. (1045 words) WATER CONSUMPTION ... tree, depending on whether it is pruned to a single or multiple trunk. It is native to open prairie, has a rugged appearance, stout ...
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Choosing Trees and Shrubs
... a ball and burlap plant by its wrapped base. If you lift it by its trunk or main stem, the weight of the soil ball may damage the roots. 2. Choose well ...
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Fir, Pine or Spruce - Which Do I Have?
... , pine, and spruce. We hope that this article will help you tell them apart. The main means of identifying them is by their needles and cones. It is also possible to ... . Because the oldest needles are shed, the "inner" areas of the tree closer to the trunk become less dense than the outer areas. Pine trees usually shed three-year-old needles ...
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Moving and Transplanting Trees and Shrubs
... Depth = 6 in./every 1 in. of tree diameter For example: A tree trunk 2 inches wide would need a soil ball of 18-24 inches wide ... width of ball x depth of ball x .05 lbs. For example: A tree trunk of 2 inches wide would have a soil ball that weighed: (24" wide ... with the old soil mark (ie. where the bark is discoloured on the main stem) at the ground level or slightly below. Drive in a stake for ...
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