Storms have damaged a lot of large trees on the Oasis in the past few years. This Cottonwood has gotten damaged previously by storms, but it seems like life is nearly over for it now after 60+mph winds. The trunk on this tree is around 12 feet in circumference.
Category Archives: Trees
Red Mulberry
I’ve bought some Red Mulberries from the Missouri State Nursery. They are starting to fruit and starting to look like White Mulberry fruit. So as it ends up, I may still be without any Red Mulberries. Makes me wonder if anybody is selling true Red Mulberries.
Che Fruit
My Che tree has developing fruit on it again. The fruit suppose to get bigger and turn red by fall, but in previous years what happens is the fruit ends up dropping before fall. So I don’t hold much hope for it to ripen. The tree will need a few more years of maturity probably […]
Chinese Catalpa Flowering
Chinese Catalpa flowers a lot earlier in life than its cousin, the Northern Catalpa. The flowers are smaller, but they are produced reliably and in great production. The fruit soon develops soon after, with many thin, long ‘bean’ pods.
Pitch Pine Problems
Pitch Pine has been difficult to get, as most nurseries don’t offer it. The hybrid, Pitlolly Pine, has been offered more frequently. But overall, Pitch Pine has been hardier. I lose a lot of the Pitch x Loblolly Hybrid Pines, and the ones that survive, have more Pitch in their DNA, because they are cold-hardier. […]
Kokuso Mulberry Fruit in Iowa
Kokuso Mulberry has been a slower growing mulberry tree for me. But that hasn’t stopped it from producing a lot of fruit. The fruit ripens in a shorter time frame than some of my other Mulberry cultivars.
Iowa Mulberry Cultivars
There are many different Mulberry cultivars one can try to grow in Iowa. The middle one is from a special selection, while the smaller ones are seedlings that grow around here.
Cherry Season Starts
Cherries are ripening sooner than most years. Balaton Cherry is the earliest ripening Sour Cherry cultivar I have.
Big Ball Chinese Dogwood
Big Ball Chinese Dogwood is a cultivar noted for having bigger fruit than the species. My small tree is loaded with flowers, so I am hoping to get fruit for the first time this year.
Beijing Gold Lilac
Beijing Gold Peking Lilac has been a great grower for me. The shrub/tree has been getting larger and starting to have more flowers. The flowers kind of look like an off-white to me. But I guess they can appear to have a yellowish tinge in them, hence the gold in their name. This plant also […]