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So round!!!

This cutie was on a little black cherry (P. serotina) sapling I’ve yet to plant.

Native Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)?

Planted this Shagbark hickory a couple weeks ago. While I did notice the bark splitting on the trunk, the canopy looked so healthy that I figured I’d take a chance with the tree and let it do its thing. Since planting, however, there are quite a few ants crawling in and around the tree, even eating at the root material it seems because I notice some dusty piles at the base.

Thoughts? I know the ants are only present because there’s decaying wood present, so is this cause for concern? Will the tree rebound?

Thanks!

I take it this thing is only getting by because of the constant (at a nursery) sprinkler irrigation? Either way, this seems like a tree’s worst nightmare 😪

Definitely a distressing sight for most, but this just brings me so much joy 🥰

There’s such an abundance of tomatoes (especially those out of the rabbits’ reach) and no deer pressure here, so I don’t mind this behavior at all. I welcome it with open arms!

What should the course of action be for this spring-planted Kentucky coffee tree? The plant was pretty measly but has put on some good growth this season.

Should I begin to reduce one of the leaders next season? Wait even another year? Should I try and space the righthand shoot so that it’s at a better angle from the upward lefthand shoot? Kinda like what they do with fruit trees?

Thanks! Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

Spoiled because the nursery I work at was able to get such beautiful sassafras, and of course I’m first dibs 🙈 the farm only had a crop of five #3’s, so our nursery ordered the five and I’m taking three… last year the farm even had dozens of #5’s and of course I snagged a few. I’m in love with this species, and from what I hear about how difficult it is to propagate, I always feel lucky to get my hands on it

Location: central Ohio. I was a little lazy on pre-sprouting and planting my dahlias out, but I’m excited to see them finally blooming. This is KA’s Cinder Rose and KA’s Mocha Jake. Rest is bupleurum, yarrow, strawflower, honeywort, feverfew, buckwheat, and some raspberry foliage.

I don’t know how this buckeye was propagated and grown on, but it has such a weird root situation going on. Was planted at depth of the red line in a #5 pot (see last slide of another that I’ve yet to plant, same stock), and doesn’t seem to have a true root flare like I’ve typically seen? These two roots marked yellow and blue are the first to depart the trunk, but they look like adventitious roots and not really an extension of the trunk idk. Thoughts?

Also, I was able to essentially bare root the tree when planting bc the substrate was so loose, so I definitely evaluated the whole root system and must’ve decided that this was the best depth to plant. I’ve been meaning to get a second opinion and see what those with more experience recommend.

Planted this container redbud earlier this season and figure it’ll need this root pruned off at some point. Best time of year to do so? Should I simultaneously reduce the canopy to mitigate stress?

Also, perspective is kinda weird but the tree is 15 feet from the corner of house, which from what I gather is plenty of clearance for a redbud. The stake tie is plenty loose too, just looks very taut because the wooden stake itself is coincidentally crooked like that.

Planted this container redbud earlier this season and figure it’ll need this root pruned off at some point. Best time of year to do so? Should I simultaneously reduce the canopy to mitigate stress? Also, perspective is kinda weird but the tree is 15 feet from the corner of house, which from what I gather is plenty of clearance for a redbud.

Title. Should I keep digging on this container white oak? #20 pot, maybe 1.75” caliper. These four roots seem very small in proportion to the main trunk, but I didn’t know if it being a grafted tree lends to some weird rootstock root characteristics. I’d like to keep digging to get a better look at things, but this tree seemed to have been field grown and then containerized so the soil is a pain to excavate. Any tips on how to make excavation easier?

Thanks!

Anybody know what might be living in this little fuzzy home? I’m in central Ohio.

In this group of trees at the nursery tagged as Shagbark hickories, one of them isn’t like the rest. Pics 1-4 are of the odd one out, 5-7 are of what the rest of the supposed Shagbark hickories look like.

Is the weird one a black walnut or something? Pecan?

Thanks!

I planted this sassafras last fall but it experienced some dieback for reasons I don’t know. The terminal growth was fully alive come spring and towards the beginning of leafing out, but it’s slowly dying back in some spots.

Should I cut the suckers to promote growth of the top? Keep all suckers and prune back when dormant? Cut all but one?

I have some persimmon that are in the same condition, so just wondering whether or not I should replant (I’d be sad to have to because the sassafras were hard to source!).

Thanks!

To think that there are little babies in each of those leaf curls (I counted 6 on this plant)… I’m so excited!! How the butterflies can spot and single these plants out among so much else is so magical and so special.

Under what conditions is a rain garden appropriate to take on even more water? There’s a downspout nearby that I’d like to redirect away from the house, but this site is more a swale than an officially constructed rain garden (pretty slow-draining and water will pool for days at a time, dense clay and no gravel or anything).

Maybe when I’ve added more plants and things are more mature, then I can redirect the downspout as things might be soaked up quicker?

Any and all ideas are appreciated! FYI: only 1/5 spicebush sufficiently survived since planting last year (it’s an experiment anyway, seeing as they’re normally an understory shrub but might tolerate full sun if consistently moist), so I’ve since replaced two with black chokeberry.

Will this root fuse on my Kentucky coffee tree sapling? Will it girdle? So, should I 1. leave it as is, or 2. try to pull the root out of the spiral and hold it in a better position by bracing with bamboo stakes on either side or something?

Thanks!

How much should I price this bouquet? I didn’t get an exact count, but I’d estimate it’s around 30 stems. I’ll probably wrap with brown paper and include the mason jar. Also, comments on the arrangement? Idk if I’m loving the campanula placement, maybe I need to make one or a couple of them shorter.

This is my first year growing enough variety for bouquets and I love to grow flowers for fun, but it would be nice to recoup some of the cost and stop giving away everything for free (select people will still get stuff for free, of course!).

I’m in central Ohio. This sassafras planted last fall leafed out probably a month ago, but the leaves have stagnated at this size and the tree is instead sending up healthy suckers. Cambium is green on all stems and nothing is dead. Thoughts? Late spring frost? Give it a little longer?

Thanks!