So, about a year and a half ago, we bought a house! Awesome. For the first time, I have a back yard and a front yard and a lawn and...
stuff, and I don't know, maybe because I'm old and boring now, I've started to give a crap about making my lawn look nice. Something is really starting to piss me off...
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posted by kbanas
on May 11, 2013 -
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I have a large container in my back yard that I want to use for a dwarf tree. The container is at least 3 by 3 feet and gets full sun. It's very important that the tree stay short - four feet is best, five feet would be ok. I want to get tasty fruit from it. I want it to stay healthy and require minimal maintenance. Please give me species recommendations and tips.
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posted by bq
on Mar 31, 2013 -
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Previous homeowners built concrete retaining walls around trees in the backyard, creating large tree pits. How do we fix this?
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posted by Maarika
on Mar 3, 2012 -
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We bought a plum tree, originally to keep in a pot in a patio, that location didn't work out, and now we think that if we take it out of the pot and plant it in the ground it will do better next year. How close to our house can we plant it?
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posted by foleypt
on Nov 20, 2011 -
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I have long-term custody of a potted citron tree that's a year or two old. It seems to be doing OK, but the central stem/trunk doesn't have any leaves at the top of it:
Photo of the tree here. Should I prune the top of the trunk? If so, when and how? Is there any other pruning I should be doing at this point in its growth?
posted by rivenwanderer
on Mar 7, 2011 -
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I planted a young pear tree about 2 years ago, and neglected to prune it over-winter when you're supposed to. It now looks a bit like a backwards "r" (
photographic evidence). Should I prune it now? Or should I wait till winter? And how should I go about pruning it? It seems to have one long central (very bent) trunk and not many side branches at the moment.
posted by handee
on Jul 13, 2010 -
2 answers
What kind of tree can I plant in southern California that will provide shade (please!) and not annoy my landlord?
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posted by arnicae
on Feb 16, 2010 -
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My crazy gardener advised me to cut the bottom off of my avocado tree's pot and put the whole shebang in the ground instead of removing it from the pot. Is he crazy?
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posted by mzurer
on Sep 1, 2008 -
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Leaning Tree Question: A large tree (silver maple...about 20 inch caliper) in my backyard has started to lean towards the house over the last few years. I am afraid that a thunderstorm with strong winds might topple the tree, but it would be a shame to completely cut it down. Anyone have suggestions to straighten it up, or at least make me comfortable that it won't fall?
posted by Benway
on Nov 20, 2004 -
5 answers
