deodar cedar
How is it the thought of a weeping tree can provoke a smile? This phenomenon is but additional proof that gardeners are an iconoclastic, rebellious and “au contraire” sort of group. Tell ...
Category Archives: Trees
Just Let Sycamore Trees Be
I have planted a small sycamore tree that is about 1 foot tall. It is in the sun and doing fine, with new growth on it already. My question to you is: Besides topping the tree, is there some way I ca...
From Dallisgrass to Leyland Cypress
Q: My home was a rental for 15 years. When I actually moved in here a few years ago, I noted that dallisgrass had taken over the front lawn. I first plied a little trowel and hand hoe – neither...
Italian Cypress Branches Flop from too much Water
Q: We have a stand of Italian cypress trees that surround the perimeter of our very windy back yard. They are about 7 feet tall. Some branches on some of the trees have fallen over. Do I cut off thes...
China Dolls & Coconut Palms
Q: I bought a China doll (Radermachera sinica) about six weeks ago. It lost a great many of its leaves at the beginning. I have it on a table near a sliding glass window where it gets bright light bu...
Turn Lawn Into Forest
It always happens about this time of year. In the midst of what seems to be an endless heat wave, people start noticing how often they have to water – that is, almost daily – in order to ...
Italian Cypress
My neighbor has a 40-foot Italian cypress that stands like a solitary sentinel, guarding his pool and hot tub and my garage and basketball net. The majestic presence of this tree and its unidirection...
Arboreta, Patience, & Australian Trees
If you want to learn the meaning – that is, the beauty – of patience, visit a botanical garden or arboretum. I recently had the opportunity to do so in Arcadia, where the Los Angeles Coun...
Wandering Roots
Q: My pool deck is lifting in several places as a result of the invasion of roots from my neighbor’s tree. The tree is 50 to 60 feet tall with a canopy at least 70 feet wide. It is deciduous wi...
Growing Trees in Pots
I am looking for small trees that I can place in pots around my swimming pool to give the impression of a cooler, more hospitable climate. I was thinking 8-foot trees would be ideal, but I need to kn...
