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Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
What is pruning?, Pruning principles, Identifying flowering and growth habit, Directing growth, Principal pruning cuts
Diagnosing Plant Problems
Questions to ask in diagnosing problems Does a “real” problem exist with the plant? What is the “population” of the plants? How many of the plants are affected? What is the pattern of damage in the...
Diagnosing plant problems
Plant problem diagnosis basics
Is a strawberry tree a good choice?
My daughter lives in Salem and we would like to plant a Strawberry Tree (dwarf Arbutus unedo). Can you verify the growing zone there? There are a couple of arbutus outside the Salem library that seem to have weathered well, but is it common for them to freeze in Salem winters?
Growing Quinoa in the Willamette Valley
Quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa ) is a broadleaf annual species belonging to the Amaranthaceae, the same family to which economically important crops such as spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ), beets, sugar...
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