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| germinating polyembryonic mango seeds | 7/9/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: i see some varieties from mexico [ataulfo] and jamaica are polyembrionic. A Jamaican seed is growing ...
A: Thanx for your question. Generally, one selects the strongest shoot and cuts off the others for ...
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| African Avocado | 7/9/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I was in Zambia a few years ago and brought home a seed from a tree there. The fruit was as large ...
A: Thanx for the additional information. It reminded me of the huge avocadoes I used to get from ...
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| African Avocado | 7/7/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I was in Zambia a few years ago and brought home a seed from a tree there. The fruit was as large ...
A: Thanx for your question. Your tree doesn't sound like an avocado to me. Does the fruit have a ...
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| About Bing Cherry Trees | 7/7/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I read your answers about how to germinate bing cherry trees using the refrigerator. What I am ...
A: Thanx for the additional information. Wow! I lived in Phoenix in 1978 and 1979 and in Glendale in ...
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| Tiger Lily Propagation | 7/7/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have the tiny blackish brown seeds from a tiger lily saved to plant. Shall I let these seeds ...
A: Thanx for your question and thank you for using the Search function to research past answers. This ...
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| Snow ball bush | 7/7/2009 | Mike Mascio |
Q: We have just moved and there is a very large snow ball bush in our yard. It is just full of blooms ...
A: Connie, if there are blooms, there is nothing wrong with the plant. It most likely is a nutrient ...
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| Leaves withering on my avocado sapling | 7/7/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have an avocado sapling that is about two months old (approx. 12-14 inches) and that, until ...
A: Thanx for your question. It's normal for leaves to age, shrivel up and fall off. If your tree ...
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| Growing a orange tree from a seed | 7/7/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have a miniature orange tree that is days away from being completely dead and it has many oranges ...
A: Thanx for your question. It is possible to grow another tree from the seed of any of the fruit that ...
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| About Bing Cherry Trees | 7/6/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I read your answers about how to germinate bing cherry trees using the refrigerator. What I am ...
A: Thanx for your question and thank you for doing a little background work. It always helps that I ...
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| Jasmine Propagation | 7/5/2009 | Mike Mascio |
Q: is it ok if i can propagate jasmine without any root hormone? is honey advisable to use while ...
A: Cuttings will root without a rooting compound. It's just that it helps expedite the rooting and ...
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| mimosa tree | 7/3/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have a cut limb from a tree that has sprouted new growth. How do I plant that limb. It is about ...
A: Thanx for your question. My experience in growin the mimosa (Albizzia julibrissin) is that I have ...
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| White Nectarine and White Peach Pit's | 7/3/2009 | Mike Mascio |
Q: My husband just saved and would like to plant the White Peach and White Nectarine Pit's but want's ...
A: Carolyn, it's actually a very simple process. Pick out and cut a tender shoot that is at least six ...
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| almond trees | 7/2/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: What's the best way to propagate an almond tree? I now have one tree. Several nuts fell off the tree ...
A: Thanx for your question. Here is a link to the University of California for growing almonds. ...
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| White Nectarine and White Peach Pit's | 7/2/2009 | Mike Mascio |
Q: My husband just saved and would like to plant the White Peach and White Nectarine Pit's but want's ...
A: You would have to let the pit completely dry out and them store it in a cool place for a few months ...
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| calla lillies | 7/1/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Mine are growing fine What do I need to do to get the flower to turn color? They are curled but stay ...
A: Thanx for the additional infromation. Are the calla lilies getting enough sun? If they are indoors ...
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| Day lillies | 7/1/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Just wondering what to do with the seeds between fall and the time I have to place in fridge. I ...
A: Thanx for your question. Yes, you can keep the seeds in the fridge longer than 2 months. I ...
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| iris seed pods | 7/1/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: What do I do with the pods on my iris? This is the first year that I have had them. Is it true ...
A: Thanx for your question. If you want to save the seeds, allow the seed pod to dry. Watch it every ...
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| calla lillies | 6/30/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Mine are growing fine What do I need to do to get the flower to turn color? They are curled but stay ...
A: Thanx for your question. Are these the white calla lilies? What color were you looking for? ...
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| Popagation of Christmas trees | 6/30/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: My family lives on a small farm and my boys would like to earn some extra money. They want to sell ...
A: Thanx for your question. I am not a tree expert. We have one here on Allexperts named Jim Hyland. ...
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| cherry tree disease | 6/29/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: At the very end of each of the branches on our cherry tree(where the new growth started in the ...
A: Thanx for your question. I am not a tree expert but it sounds like you have an infestation of black ...
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| flowering cherry tree | 6/28/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
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A: Thanx for your question. I'm really not a tree expert but we do have one here on Allexperts. His ...
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| Kumquat bearing fruits | 6/27/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have a few kumquat seedlings from seeds, germinated on my own and I'm very curious when will they ...
A: Thanx for your question. It will take 5-7 years for your kumquat seedlings to grow into a tree and ...
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| Meteror Cherry Propigation | 6/27/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I purchaced a Meteor Cherry Tree from a Nursury that is doing quite well. If I propogate from seed, ...
A: Thanx for your question. The Meteor cherry tree was developed by the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. ...
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| snowball bush suckers | 6/26/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: How do I cut suckers off my snowball bush (they are very close to the bottom of the bush,all around ...
A: Thanx for your questions. Please don't be sorry for asking. That's what we're here for and I enjoy ...
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| HANDLING SEEDLINGS | 6/26/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Around a tree (maple) in my backyard there are about 100 little seedlings growing. They are about 2 ...
A: Thanx for your question. Just dig up the seedlings carefully. Don't dip them in rooting hormone. ...
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| nectarine pits | 6/25/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: If you plant the pit of a nectarine, will it grow and produce fruit?
A: Thanx for your question. Most likely, the pit or seed of the nectarine will sprout and growing into ...
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| Cherry trees | 6/25/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have my cherry trees started from seed. What is the best way to winter them their first year?? In ...
A: Thanx for your question. Some cherry varieties are not hardy to upstate New York. Do you know what ...
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| SnowBall Bush | 6/24/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: The house that I purchased had a snowball bush in the front yard however it is very close to the ...
A: Thanx for your question. Viburnum (snowball bush) is very hardy and tough. Wait until late August ...
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| bing cherry | 6/24/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: hope you can help. my tree is 17 years old , it use to have white flowers for 10 years but no ...
A: Thanx for the additional information. Please give the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service a call. ...
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| snowball bush suckers | 6/24/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: How do I cut suckers off my snowball bush (they are very close to the bottom of the bush,all around ...
A: Thanx for your question. Carefully, dig around the sucker until you locate roots and then sever it ...
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| pussywillow tree | 6/23/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: We rooted a pussy willow tree about 4 years ago. It is about 8ft tall now. However it does not ...
A: Pussy willows have male and female trees. The term for that is dioecious. Are you pruning your ...
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| planting seeds | 6/23/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have some seed pods from a monkey ear tree and need to know what to do to plant the seeds. Am not ...
A: Thanx for your question. The monkey ear tree (Enteroloblum cyclocarpum) is related to the mimosa, ...
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| bing cherry | 6/23/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: hope you can help. my tree is 17 years old , it use to have white flowers for 10 years but no ...
A: Thanx for your question. Your tree needs fertilizer as does your grape. You need to find out what ...
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| Silver Bismarck palm | 6/22/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have a bismarck that is aorund 10 years old. It has fruit on it 2 different ones. One the size of ...
A: Thanx for your question. If all of the fruit has been removed you may just have two different sizes ...
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| Cottonwoods Part 2 | 6/21/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I recently asked a question about planting cottonwood seeds. My next question is when I can expect ...
A: Thanx for your question. Seed dispersal starts in May through July in the South and June though ...
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| dwarf rootstock for simitropical fruit varities | 6/19/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I am looking for a source of dwarf rootstock for various species of tropical fruits. Have any idea ...
A: Thanx for your question. I am not a tropical fruit expert but I would try the University of ...
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| seedling Locuat | 6/19/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Tip of majority of my 500 Loquat seedling are turning brown and seems like they are having some ...
A: Thanx for the additional information. The temp of 95 is too high for seedlings. Actually, after ...
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| Mississippi Climate for Moso bamboo and / or palm trees | 6/18/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Hey fellow K-Stater! I was thinking of doing some growing for some moso and / or palm trees on some ...
A: Thanx for your question. I'm really a Jayhawk but my niece went to K-State but it's good to hear ...
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| fruit from a seed-grown tree | 6/18/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Alonzo: Six years ago I was eating a seedless Clementine tangerine and found one seed in it. I ...
A: I completely forgot about the blooming. It takes anywhere from 5-7 years to get fruit from a seed ...
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| seedling Locuat | 6/18/2009 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Tip of majority of my 500 Loquat seedling are turning brown and seems like they are having some ...
A: Thanx for your question. Please provide the following information. In what type of environement ...
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