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Black gum is an underused landscape tree
Trees are beginning to change color. One of the earliest and most spectacular is the black gum. You won’t see much of it in domestic landscapes around here, but maybe you should. Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) is a common forest … Continue reading
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Tagged attractive jelly, black gum, blueberry-sized fruit, dioecious, drupe, impossible to split, Nyssa sylvatica, single-seeded fruit, taproot, tupelo
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Pussy willows tell us spring is on the way
I know we’ve had some rough weather for this area. We’ve had substantial damage to some of our landscaping too. However, some shrubs have begun to awaken from their slumber. I’m speaking of pussy willows (Salix sp.). There are many … Continue reading
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Tagged dioecious, early bloomers, furry catkins, hardy shrubs, informal landscaping, pussy willow, salicylates, Salix, single bud scale, specimen plant, wet places
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There are three types of kiwis and we can grow them all here in eastern North Carolina
Nearly everyone is familiar with the fuzzy green fleshed kiwi fruits (Actinidia deliciosa) in grocery stores. Their taste is sweet and tart at the same time. The flavor reminds me of blackberries. Best of all, kiwi vines grow well in … Continue reading
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Tagged Actinidia arguta, Actinidia deliciosa, cold hardy, dioecious, full sun, hardy kiwi, Issai, kiwi, pruning, trellis, well drained soil
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Winterberry Holly is a striking deciduous shrub
Too often people choose not to include shrubs that lose their leaves when landscaping their homes. They want their grounds to be green all year. I agree that landscaping should enhance property during all seasons, but there are some deciduous … Continue reading
Plants can’t get much more unique than the ginkgo tree
Some botanists call them living fossils. Ginkgo biloba is the only species remaining from a Division of plants that went extinct thousands of years ago. It is one of the most primitive plants still in existence, but it thrives in … Continue reading
Persimmons – Sweet Gems of the Fall
The persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) is one of the true delicacies of the southeastern states. They grow as far north as southern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and west to east Texas and Oklahoma. We are in the … Continue reading
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Tagged astringent, dioecious, nature, persimmon, pudding, sooty mold, Vitamin A
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