I keep transplanting the root suckers of the Devil’s Walkingstick and spreading them throughout my Oasis. The fall color of these suckering shrubs add early fall color in the landscape and are easily spotted with their purplish foliage.
Daily Archives: October 7, 2016
Chestnut Litter
My Hybrid Chestnut is full of Chestnut Burrs. The ground is littered with all the burs and empty shells. Because of lack of cross pollination, the nuts are empty, but this bur had 7 in it! Every once and awhile I do find a filled Chestnut or find the remains of one, as the wildlife […]
Florida Dogwood
I bought a couple of Florida Dogwoods that suppose to be hardier than the species in general. One is left and always has great fall color, though it too can suffer from bad winters.
Not So Hardy Rubber Trees
I have been growing Hardy Rubber Trees. These trees are easy to grow from seed. There has been some dieback though in the harshest winters.
Chinese Lantern
My small Golden Raintrees have previously flowered and now have their inflated seedpods. The grove of Rain Trees should look amazing in flower when they are more mature.
Iowa Pitch Pine
Pitlolly Pines have amazing growth, but most seedlings are not hardy enough here. Pitch Pine does not have the hardiness problems of the Hybrid Pine and also has had pretty good growth.
Aralia Elata
Aralia Elata flowers later than Aralia Spinosa. So there isn’t much of a chance for fruit to ripen.
Invasive Rose Hips
Multiflora Rose has been a part of this farm as long as I can remember. These Rose bushes create a lot of rose hips that the birds eat and spread the seed around. Red Rosette Disease killed a lot of the bushes though.
Chinese Catalpa Fall Look
Catalpas look awesome in the summer when flowering, but obtain an interesting look in fall and winter. These trees look like they would be at home in a cemetery, with their eerie look.
Pitch x Loblolly Pine
Now that I am growing Pitch Pines, I am realizing my Pitlolly Pines that survive resemble Pitch Pines more than Loblolly Pines. But they are faster growing than Pitch Pines and a little less hardy. It has been worth getting this Hybrid Pine, as it is my fastest growing Pine.