Magnolia seeds

QuestionI have gathered alot of the seeds to make my chances of getting several trees to start. Can I open the red outer shell of the seed & stratify the yellow inner seed, or just do the whole thing? My Time Life t

pine tree - poss VA pine?

Question Pine tree I cant remember who I asked this of earlier this month, but I wanted to know about a pine tree (photo now attached) growing in Chesapeake, VA. It took me a couple of weeks to get the photo a

Planting apricot trees from seeds and pollination

QuestionSomeone gave me some apricot seeds. I live in Indiana and want to know if, #1. Do apricot trees require cross pollination (two trees) to make fruit? #2 Will apricot tree seeds from the same tree be able to

blueberry seeds

Questionhow can I get some blueberry seeds sent to me in Thailand AnswerHi Bill, Thanx for your question. I know of no sellers of blueberry seeds. It would appear they are only sold as plants. If

Persimmon Trees; Small Fruit

QuestionI have a lot of wild persimmon trees (Their fruit smells like the persimmons that I remember of long ago anyway.) My problem ... the fruit is always the size of a nickle, or best a quarter....no

angel trumpet seeds

QuestionI have some angel trumpet seeds and dont know how or when to plant them. Please help! I live in south central Mississippi. Thank you for your help. AnswerHi Katie, Thanx for your question. By angel tr

propagation of mimosa tree

QuestionQUESTION: i have a pretty mimosa growing in spot I dont want it...I am dont think I will be sucessful at transplanting it...can i grow it from cuttings? And how would I do that? thank you ANSWER: Hi Marie,

Plants and Butterflies

QuestionHi, I been growing two types of flowers and three types of fruit/veggies in my front yard strawberries, tomatos, watermellon. Wildflowers,anuals and perennials; and Morning glorys,Grandpa otts both fro

Yuka Plant

QuestionHi my Yuka plant as just flowered. It has a number of quite large side shoots, can these be cut from the main trunk and re-planted? I live in the Algarve Portugal. The plant is 2 metres hig

magnolia from seed

QuestionHi! I have been reading up on planting a magnolia from seed. I live in central Va, should I start the seeds in pots and then transplant in the spring or should I just start them in the ground . . . Im not

Moving a gala apple tree

QuestionI want to move a gala apple tree. It hasnt shown much growth in the four years since I planted it. I want to move it to more sunlight. Its dimensions are 7 tall at the tallest branch tips x

Cuttings

QuestionI live in Wales in the UK. I have some very pretty Sutera trailing white plants which I would like to over-winter and take cuttings from. Would you please explain how best to do this? I have a greenhouse wit

sutera cuttings

QuestionCould you please explain the best way to propagate Sutera or Copia? I live in Wales in the UK. I have a cold greenhouse. AnswerHi Brenda, Thanx for your question. I dont have much experience with Sute

dogwood seeds

QuestionHello Tom, I read your article on starting dogwood seeds and was curious about the seed needing to go through the digestive tract of an animal or bird or removing the red flesh from the stone first to

Propagation; grapevines

QuestionHi I would like to know if the rooting powder is a must.Or is it just a better way. Will it work for grapevine cuttings as well. Thanks Bev Ferreira Capetown South Africa AnswerYou can still successfully p

Nectarine Seed Growing

QuestionWhat is the true answer regarding growing nectarines from seed. I am new at the vegetable gardening thing, but I had a decent year to be my first. So since I did o.k. I thought about planting my nectarine se

sugar maple trees

QuestionI am trying to grow a maple tree from a sapling and am wondering if there is anything special I can do to make sure the plant makes it to maturity. We are renting right now and I will not have a perman

propagating Gambel Oak, Chokecherry and Wild Plum

QuestionHello Tom! Your expertise may be just what I am looking for! I am a proffesional Landscape Designer and have many clients that want to develop their properties for Wildlife (Myself included!). I would like t

Saucer Magnolia (magnolia x soulangiana)

QuestionHow do you germinate these seeds (i.e. scarify? stratify? planting conditions: sun or dark, wet or dry, cold or warm?), do they have a high or low success rate and how long does the germination take? Answer

Bismarck pines

Question Bismark pine I have purchased 5 Bismarck pine nuts and want to know what are the optimum conditions for propagation. What time of year, propagation and potting medium, in or out of shade, etc. Answe