10 years of progress planting yard trees.
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Zone 10 tree rec's for a small front yard
Comments (3)There are a lot of (much different) zone 10's. You'll need to state where you are in order to have the correct plants being recommended. See my profile (IL 5/6). You should really update your profile. Go to the bottom of any GW page and click: Member Pages, then click: Edit Your Membership Details There you will see how to update your page. Best Regards, Dax...See MoreArctostahylos tree, 10-15 ft high, berkeley yard
Comments (13)A. densiflora 'Howard McMinn' is a really nice and easy-to-grow manzanita, but it is unlikely to have a tree form (unless pruned up... and even then, it will probably not look right). It's usually wider than tall. In NorCal, you're looking at probably a 4' x 6' shrub after 5 years, and it may slowly approach 8' x 8' after 20 years. A. bakeri 'Louis Edmunds' is taller than wide and, with some pruning, will can look like a 6' x 4' mini-tree after 10 or so years (it'll eventually get to 8' or so tall). A. pungens and some of the A. stanfordianas have similar forms. If you're looking for a 10'+ tree-like manzanita, the A. manzanita hybrids (most notably 'Austin Griffiths', 'Dr. Hurd', and 'Monica') are probably your bets bets in Berkeley. Big Berry manzanita (A. glauca) from SoCal should also make it there, provided that you don't water (after establishment) between May and November....See Moreone year after the storm - progress
Comments (4)Hi Susannah It is good to know that you are recovering from the storm, just like you I started with just a lawn when we moved to this house, year after year we have been changing into something that we like, however the garden is always changing and when something does not do well in the yard it gets a replacement. Fruit trees are always welcome in any house that I ever lived, they are so worth it. From the trees that you are growing I consider one time to grow the macadamia, but it takes long time to grow. When it produces for you it will be great and is ornamental. The bananas in your zone will produce like crazy! unless you can use a lot of ripe fruit keep just a few. If you like organic fertilizer, compost, greensand and others should be a good choice. If the fig is small, I would cover it with a light insect cover. At this time of the year with the rains they get rust anyway. Figs are very hardy and I think it will recover. Glad to hear about the progress with your dwarf poinciana and your sapodilla, I wish your yard has a fast recovery and look lush again. Silvia...See MoreMagnolia tree hasn't grown in 10 years. Small and scraggly
Comments (9)You're on the right track, Pam. So, that tree most definitely was planted too deeply. Even with your good job of clearing soil away, we're still not seeing a root flare. So yes, this is a classic case, and don't be upset with yourself; This is extremely common, with many to perhaps most commercial landscaping firms still not getting the message about new approaches to treecare. Oddly enough, it is governmental agencies, things like municipal forestry units, where the real progressive stuff is happening. It saddens me to have to say this, but most of the commercial guys I deal with don't know anything about this! In my opinion, there's just no excuse for that. If I was able to come out of Nowheresville, Wisconsin, and manage to completely upgrade my approach to treecare (beginning in 1980, lol), so too should any private firm claiming to have expert staff, etc. Leaving baskets on, not cutting rope used to secure the rootball, not being aware that nursery practice heaps soil up on top of what will eventually become the rootball, and then obviously, the lack of awareness of planting depth. The trouble with that is, while being planted too deeply will utterly ruin the tree, this takes time, so by the time it has manifested itself to the point that the average person notices, it's far too late. No warranty in the world will cover this problem. I'm sure there are progressive firms out there. We've got some here too. But in terms of landscape installation, I'm afraid we're looking at lots of sub-standard stuff being done. And it's unnecessary; If the individuals who own these private companies would only seek to have their staff be up to date, it would be huge. I know that where private firms are concerned, the need to generate a profit comes into play. But we noticed like twenty or twenty five years ago that to do the job right only adds minutes to each tree that gets planted. Trees-when properly sited and happy in their circumstances-can go on living for centuries. So another three minutes to plant fades to insignificance. I think maybe I'd try digging it up and re-planting. I don't really see it getting better on its own....See MoreBillMN-z-2-3-4
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