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EMERSON SCHOOL’S ELMS
I grew up on the Near West Side of Chicago in a neighborhood of concrete and asphalt that was nearly…
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HEALING MY SILVER MAPLE
We have a 45 year old Silver Maple in our backyard. At some point in it's early days, someone probably…
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SAVING A TREE
I had an older Silver Maple in my backyard. I know they aren't the best trees but it provided much…
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Posts Tagged ‘fruit trees’

From the blog member talk by admin on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Name: Andrea
Email: dreofalltrade@yahoo.com
Is there a hormone spray to stop fruit trees from bearing?

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, June 28th, 2010

Name: Jim Ptaszek
Email: jptaszek@uic.edu
I have a few cherry, apple and peach trees grown here locally. When is the best time to spray for insects for each of these types? Also what …

From the blog member talk by admin on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Name: joe
Email: barbarabattaglia@comcast.net
What is a good type of plum tree for metro Chicago? TIA

From the blog member talk by admin on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Name: Lawanda
Email: wandi_v@yahoo.com
I have planted an apple tree called a 5 in 1 variety and a peach/apricot/plum (fruit cocktail) tree 3 years ago. Neither have ever has a bloom or fruit. …

From the blog member talk by admin on Friday, March 20th, 2009

Name: michael contessa
Email: michaelcontessa@msn.com
Hi, I have 4 peach trees and 2 apricot trees in my yard. One of the peach and one of the apricot trees is exuding a jelly-like substence, …