| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Western Hemlock | 11/14/2009 | Edward Young |
Q: How are the roots of the Western Hemlock tree necessary for the tree to live? I need to have two ...
A: Well I am not so sure what level of paper you are writing, but the general idea would be to focus ...
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| Sarrancenia | 10/22/2009 | George Heaton |
Q: I read one of your other answers about Sarracenia and figured that you could probably answer this ...
A: The 3 plants you mention are hybrids and don't appear in nature much above Eufala, Alabama, if that ...
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| nut trees and berries | 10/14/2009 | Robin |
Q: Md.and my questions pertains to certain nut bearing trees,berries and fruit that grow in western ...
A: Each species is different. As a general rule, the nuts start to ripen and fall as the leaves start ...
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| Corn | 10/14/2009 | Robin |
Q: This year I am doing a project on corn Mine is about the effect of the different types of water on a ...
A: Well corn needs water and water is water. It's H20 and I'm not sure there's different kinds or at ...
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| San Bernardino Foothills Native/Indigenous growth/seeds | 10/2/2009 | Edward Young |
Q: I work at a community which sits in the foothills right along the base of the 330 highway up to Big ...
A: Eva, I am answering this only because I have a partial answer and mostly a re-direction for you. ...
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| Chinese Tallow Tree | 9/5/2009 | George Heaton |
Q: I am not sure if you know much about the Chinese Tallow tree, but I want to know if I should remove ...
A: Florida state parks had started an eradication program of the Chinese Tallow, popcorn tree, several ...
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| plant identification | 8/19/2009 | Robin |
Q: I am trying to identify a tree? or bush? in the very dense woods behind my house. Located in NC ...
A: Well, I'm not really familiar with the southern states and I find that it's easier to go by fruit ...
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| limelight hydeanges | 8/11/2009 | Robin |
Q: 10 days ago we planted a limelight hydrangea, 1st the leaves turned yellow, research told me it ...
A: The best way to prevent this from happening is to water really well when you first plant it and to ...
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| red maple tree | 7/30/2009 | Robin |
Q: We have a 2-3 year old red maple which is growing too close to telephone wires. Can the top ...
A: these make great bonzai, so, my husband the bonzai geek would tell you to just shape the tree around ...
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| Native Plants/Cool Root Run | 7/22/2009 | Edward Young |
Q: My question relates to Darlingtonia californica, but in a round-about way. I've grown carnivorous ...
A: Once again, I am stunned that I am being asked about carnivorous plants when there is a highly ...
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| Phlox? | 7/6/2009 | Robin |
Q: What is this? I think it is a Phlox, wild here in Central Florida, Zone 9. (i dont know if you know ...
A: I'm thinking that's dianthus in the same family as carnations. They're on my list of favorite ...
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| Ficus tree-sap droppings | 6/28/2009 | Robin |
Q: I have a 15 year old indoor ficus tree. It drips sap a few times a year. My research tells me I have ...
A: Ficus are not native midwestern plants, BUT my husband keeps them so I know a bit. Don't take me for ...
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| Magnolia tree | 6/27/2009 | Robin |
Q: I have white spots all over my tree which is over 30 years old and now it is dripping sap from those ...
A: It sounds like scale. Scale is very difficult to get rid of and I have not found any good ...
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| house plants | 6/21/2009 | Edward Young |
Q: in my house there are real plants and there are fake plants. the fake plants get dusty , the real ...
A: In my house, dust falls upon both real and fake plants. Outside in my garden and really everywhere ...
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| Possible form of Fungus? | 5/30/2009 | Robin |
Q: Our yard is mostly shaded, grassles, weeds and virgina creeper do well. We are trying to cultivate ...
A: Well, I don't know much about fungus. I haven't delved into mushroom hunting at all, except for ...
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| phyto medicines | 5/28/2009 | Edward Young |
Q: GOOD EVENING SIR! I AM A POST GRADUATE STUDENT IN BOTANY. I AM INTERESTED IN PHYTO MEDICINES. I ...
A: I personally have only heard that Tropical Hybiscus was in the past used by Chinese herbalists, by ...
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| period of dormancy | 5/17/2009 | George Heaton |
Q: I have question about period of dormancy. I have read that in September I have to cut all of the ...
A: You don't have to cut all the leaves and pitchers or put them in the refrigerator. Some people live ...
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| asparagus | 5/16/2009 | Robin |
Q: I live in northeast wisconsin. I have heard that it is prime time to hunt the wild asparagus. I've ...
A: It's kind of a feathery bushy thing. I can't find a picture of an old bush, but there's a picture of ...
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| Moonflower variation? | 5/1/2009 | Robin |
Q: I recently found some young moonflower vines on a favorite trail of mine. I noticed that the leaves ...
A: There are alot of plants that go by the name moonflower, I imagine you mean one of the daturas? They ...
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| trees suitable for indian continental climate | 4/26/2009 | Edward Young |
Q: can u plz give me some locally available tree names which have high oxygen producing capacity and ...
A: The plant kingdom is so vast that even plant taxonomists must subdivide their areas of focus. My ...
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| pinecones | 4/3/2009 | Robin |
Q: Good day! My 6 year old asked me this morning if you plant a pine cone do you get a pine tree? I ...
A: Not all pine cones are fertile. They must be near to other pine trees to ensure that fertilization ...
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| sarracenia purpurea | 3/31/2009 | George Heaton |
Q: I have question about blooming sarracenia purpurea's flower; I've transplanted S.p. from small to ...
A: Sphagnum is reproduced sexually and asexually. Sexual reproduction creates spores and when the ...
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| sarracenia purpurea | 3/30/2009 | George Heaton |
Q: I have question about blooming sarracenia purpurea's flower; I've transplanted S.p. from small to ...
A: Most sarracenia purpurea will need to be about five years old or older before they will bloom. ...
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| Pitcher Plant Leaf Morphology | 3/18/2009 | Edward Young |
Q: I have question about my Sarracenia alata... It has new, young leaves which are growing from the ...
A: Fran, Hello. I understand you are in Croatia. My Belgian friend is always telling me how wonderful ...
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| indoors azalea | 3/11/2009 | Robin |
Q: I have a small 6" azalea in my house and I want to know what the best care for it would be. It's it ...
A: It sounds like you're doing okay. I would also put it on a humidity tray. Just a tray that's a bit ...
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| saucermagnolia | 3/2/2009 | George Heaton |
Q: can you give me some planting instructions for a saucer magnolia in Orlando FL please?
A: Good morning Lynn, To the best of my knowledge this tree does well in full sun or partial shade. It ...
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| DL abbreviation | 2/26/2009 | Robin |
Q: Can you tell me what a plant, listed as DL is? It shows up several times on landscape drawings that ...
A: Without knowing what the creators of your drawing were thinking and I don't know if they're using ...
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| Anthesis | 2/19/2009 | George Heaton |
Q: I'm not sure if this is the right subject for you but I was wondering how long nocturnal flowers ...
A: Anthesis refers to the time a flower is fully open. Some consider it the time a flower begins to ...
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| hydroponics | 1/23/2009 | Robin |
Q: this is christian, i was amaze at the hydroponics system in terms of planting vegetables. i've ...
A: While I'm more of a dirt gardener, I recently got an Aerogrow Aerogarden as a gift from my sister in ...
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| Rooting a plant. | 12/13/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: I had cut this plant back and put some roots in a bucket of water. I just found my 2 year old manx ...
A: Good morning Kimeal, I was at the animal control shelter here in Bay County, Florida on Friday and ...
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| indoor corn plant | 12/6/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: I too am an all experts "expert" in the auto repair field. I have an indoor corn plant that is many ...
A: Good morning Todd, This isn't my field of expertise but I have seen numerous corn plants. The people ...
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| tree growth magnoila | 11/21/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: Mr.Heaton, I have bought a magnoila tree it was about 8' tall when I bought it and the tree people ...
A: Good morning Bob, There are about 80 species of magnolias. The growth rate varies but most of them ...
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| winter care of swamp plant | 11/21/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: I have a plant similar to a Venus flytrap. Last year I brought it in for the winter but it barely ...
A: Good morning Ronnie, The carnivorous plants in the Florida wetlands here go through a period of ...
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| avocados | 11/13/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: Do you know if unripe avocados are toxic? I read if they are unripe. How unripe? This is scary.
A: Good morning Sue, This is not my field of expertise but a quick search on the Internet showed ...
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| Tree Cloning | 10/19/2008 | Robin |
Q: Do we have the technology to clone trees yet? There is a dying tree in our back yard that played a ...
A: We've been cloning trees and other plants for years! Plants were the first things to be cloned ...
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| ficus trees | 10/15/2008 | Edward Young |
Q: Mr. Young you were so helpful on my last question, I wanted to ask you, do ficus trees have to be ...
A: Cathy, Thank you for you comments. The short answer is yes. One could wax philosophical on this ...
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| Fichus Trees | 10/13/2008 | Edward Young |
Q: I have 4 beautiful (or were) ficus trees, 3 are dying. They are 8 to 9 ft. tall and I've grown them ...
A: Cathy, Although I am a botanist who preoccupies my time with chaparral vegetation or the drought ...
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| bamboo | 9/16/2008 | Edward Young |
Q: how does the got its name?
A: recardo, This is not really a question dealing with taxonomic reference assistance but I'll answer ...
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| Winterberry Shrubs/Bush | 8/29/2008 | Robin |
Q: I have planted 12 female shrubs in a row of approx. 100 feet. I then planted 2 male shrubs 6 feet ...
A: For good fruit set, you need a ratio of 1:4 males to females and they need to be within 100 feet of ...
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| asteraceae | 8/27/2008 | Robin |
Q: is it possible to help me to identify these flowers? i think those are from asteraceae family, is ...
A: They are both certainly flowers of the asteraceae family, but it does not appear to be a midwest ...
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