Pruning shrubs
New life for old shrubs Nearly all well-established gardens have at least one old shrub which is often ignored until
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Trees & Shrubs
Common Birch Tree Pests
The bronze birch bark borer and the birch leaf miner Several pests attack birch trees, especially those that are under
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Birch trees in the urban landscape
by Dorothy Dobbie When and where to plant a birch The best time to plant a birch tree is spring
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When to call an arborist
Trees are complicated organisms. It is hard to identify a problem without the help of a professional. You need to
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How trees communicate
By Dorothy Dobbie Literature and myth abound with stories about trees talking to people and people talking to trees. Many
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Manitoba’s Halfway Tree
by Joan Cohen It’s a tree beloved of Manitobans who regularly commute the 194 km along the TransCanada highway between
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Flowering shrubs
By Dorothy Dobbie I love spring. When the trees and flowering shrubs have shaken off the chills of a Canadian
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Basic pruning techniques
by Mike Allen There are some basic pruning techniques that must be followed to enhance and maintain a healthy tree.
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The White Pine
by Chris Conway Excerpt from The Lake used with permission from Great Plains Publications. The ragged breaks in the tree
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Fire blight problem on ornamental fruit trees
In Canada, fire blight, caused by the bacterium, Erwinia amylovora is a destructive disease of fruit trees and ornamental shrubs.
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