Araucaria Hetrophylla

QuestionHi: I would like to know where I can purchase Araucaria Hetrophyllas quality seeds. Also, are Araucaria Hetrophylla and Norfolk pine the same? Thank you, Amir AnswerHi Amir, Thanx for your question.

norfolk island pine

QuestionWhere does a norfolk island pine seed come from? When and how? AnswerHi Joseph, Thanx for your question. The Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is not really a pine tree and is native

replanting 50+foot tall pine trees

QuestionAt our cabin in the mountains we have a surplus of pine trees, mostly threatening to block our driveway. At home we have lots of room for pines needed for soil erosion blocking on two sides of house. Cabin i

moving honeysuckle

QuestionQUESTION: My vine is hardly 3 years old, in part shade, near my backyard window, attached to a perglo, its not growing big, its hardly 3 feet tall but the stem is getting thicker, my guess is it doesnot get

Indoor or outdoor?

QuestionHi, I have chosen what flowers I wanted to plant, I have a mixed choice of red flowers. On the back of the pack it says it says to plant them outdoors, but I wanted to plant them indoors. Until the flower sp

Replanting Two baby plants from parent tree

QuestionI have a 6 yr old crepe myrtle that has two young plants coming up beside it that are a year old. How do I locate the runner to these plants & how can I transplant them to another location? I also have anoth

growing from seeds

QuestionQUESTION: Afriend gave me some seeds, I planted them under athin layer of soil Will they propagate in a planter , then I can put then in soil, or should I go ahead and put them in the ground? ANSWER: Hi Sha

Saucier magnolia seeds

QuestionMy wife has frozen the red seeds from the Saucier Mag.(appx 1 year) Now she would like to plant. Has she killed them or will they sprout after thawing and planting? we live about 70 mi.N/W of Memphis,T

Germinated Bismark Palm care

QuestionHI Tom from Ontario Canada! I love gardening especially unique and different plants from other areas. Recently I have started germinating palms from around the world and actually am having great succe

staghorn ferns

Questionwhat is the best way to propagate a staghorn fern?????? AnswerStaghorn ferns produce shoots, which are commonly referred to as pups. Simply cut the shoots at the base of the fern and transplant them individ

Plant seeds

QuestionWe were in Fort Myers Beach in Florida and a girl was selling bracelets made fom some kind of seed that she picks locally. She said they were green when she picked them but turned hard and light grey i

Jasmin

Questioni live in N fla and have 4 mature confederate jasmin (at least 6 yrs in the ground) and want to transplant them. they are in the front of my house and i want to replant them to my back yard along my fence. w

Willow Cuttings

QuestionI plan to cut willows along our stream, dip them in rooting medium (because it helps) and plant them directly into the stream-side. We want them to reinforce the stream edge. Should they be cut before the b

Mimosa seeds

QuestionI live in southern CA Riverside County area. Last July/August (2010) I gathered bunch of mimosa seed pods and allowed them to dry out and embrittle. So now I have a bunch of seeds that must

stopping maple tree seed

QuestionQUESTION: I have 2 emerald queen maples. I rate up as much whirly-bird seed in the fall. Early spring I put down a pre- emergent crabgrass preventer. But every year I get hundreds of seeds that germinate and

Time to flowering!

QuestionHi! I have several bulbs of Clivia miniata that a friend gave me, and since January I put them on a small tray with peat moss (each one of them) I want to know when will I be able to see the first flowers,

Wisteria seed pods

QuestionShould I pull my seed pods off my wisteria. Is there an advantage to leave them on or take them off? AnswerHi Barry, Thanx for your question. Preventing seed development always provides a plant with e

Magnolia Seedlings

QuestionHow do you germinate Magnolia seedlings from a Magnolia pod? AnswerOnce the seed pod swells, prune the pod from the plant. Place the pod in a brown paper bag for three days to allow it to completely dry. Yo

Bismark seeds

QuestionTom, I saw your answerback to a question about WHEN to pick Bismark seeds.Well I guess I read the wrong info somewhere and it said bismark seeds were just about ripe when they had a greenish bronze look to t

yucca plant

QuestionWe recently planted a red yucca plant in our back yard in TX. We had seen them in nearby landscapes and thought they were just beautiful. When we bought ours it had flowers on the long stalks and seed