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FatPappy
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Posted: May 27th, 2007 11:50 am |
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Scott L wrote:
I looked it up in an Eastern US plant guide and it looks like it may be an "umbrella tree" which is a variety of desiduous Magnolia. I have transplanted a few small plants of them closer to our house with good success. It prefers rather moist soil conditions with some but not too much sunlight. It has a beautiful form all year but large blossoms
and seed pods in the Spring and Summer respectively.
What color blossoms? It sounds like what my granny used to call wild magnolias. There used to be a bunch at the edge of the woods next to a creek.
I remember wonderin' as a kid if all our fancy plants have wild cousins runnin' around out yonder. Wild magnolias, wild strawberries, wild roses, wild carrots, were some of the names I heard. It always gave me a almost primeval feelin' of connection back in time to somethin' broader whenever I'd encounter one o' them wild cousins. Almost like a reawakenin' of some long buried memory that persisted, an' now that it's back, the enlightenin' perspective it offers changes everything.
OK, I'll quit that line o' thinkin' 'fore y'all start wonderin' what kind o' wild plants it really was I found out yonder...
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Posted: May 27th, 2007 11:57 am |
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I like it, Pappy! And some of those things folks call weeds and wildflowers are some of the prettiest things! You just keep on waxin' poetic, whatever the inspiration!! (And I think nature is a great inspiration!!)
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Scott L
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Posted: May 27th, 2007 01:01 pm |
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Guilford County keeps an inventory of historic buildings. We also should have
an inventory of unique native plants and other natural features such as waterfalls, springs, and creeks that have been here for centuries. Own towns should pass ordinances to insure the preservation of these locally important resources so that development can't distroy them.
You are right; there are lots of wild plants and hybrids of native plants, many are beautiful and much more easily grown than imported plants, e.g. tulips, persimmons, strawberries, magnolias, grapes, woodriff, etc.
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Posted: May 27th, 2007 01:04 pm |
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The flowers on my umbrella trees are white, slightly fragrant, and each appears only for a couple of days in mid Spring so they are easy to miss. They are followed by a tennis ball sized seed ball with seeds that are lighter than the ones on the traditional Grandiflora evergreen magnolia that is more commonly seen here. The umbrella magnolia is less full than the grandifolia so its easy to grow other native wildflower plants under it. On its own it will grow 40 or so feet tall butI usually trim the top of mine when it about 8 feet to force it to grow wider. I've never had any insect or disease problems.
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Posted: Jun 8th, 2007 02:21 pm |
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| My hubby got some tomato plants last year and the tomatoes are almost black. I don't know the name of them, but he says they are delicious -- not acidic at all (I don't eat tomatoes, so don't ask me). He says the only problem is that it's hard to tell when they're ripe because they're always dark colored.
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Posted: Jun 8th, 2007 06:42 pm |
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There are many varietes of black tomatoes, the most common of which is called Black Krim. They have become quite popular in the US but originated in
Russia except for recently bred ones. Many vegetables were not originally their
current color. I have heard that until recently the skin of carrots was purple. Yummy!
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Jim Flynt
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Posted: Jun 10th, 2007 07:17 pm |
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Posted: Jun 10th, 2007 11:10 pm |
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Absolutely! This is why we refused to allow the removal of trees closer than
30 feet from the foundation of our house when it was built 20 years ago. I've been told by contractors that people purchasing homes like everything growing including large trees removed from the property to be purchased so they can plant their own things. Its a very sad state of affairs if this is true.
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Posted: Jun 11th, 2007 02:31 am |
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| I have a lace cap hydrangea that is planted much too close to a wall. I plan to move it, but would like to take some cuttings first in case it doesn't live through the move. Any ideas on the best way to propogate this plant?
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Posted: Jun 11th, 2007 11:41 am |
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| Hydranges are fairly easy to propogate. I would pick some youmg branches take the lower leaves off, stick in some good dirt, water real good and cover tightly with a jar. I do this in the shade and before you know it it roots.
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Posted: Jun 12th, 2007 12:50 am |
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| Thanks! I'll try it.
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Posted: Jul 11th, 2007 06:06 pm |
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| My favorite herb is french tarragon; goes wonderfully with chicken, fish, and in sauces. It's a bi-ennial so after the second year it loses vigor and needs to be replaced. Trouble is I cannot find a source for it these days. Even a web search does not turn up any vendors. Anyone know where I could find some?
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Posted: Jul 11th, 2007 07:31 pm |
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Posted: Jul 11th, 2007 07:39 pm |
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| Nix- New Garden did not have it 2 weeks ago when I stopped by, nor do any of the other garden supply shops I called. Does NG restock frequently and perhaps that's why I missed them?
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Posted: Jul 11th, 2007 07:47 pm |
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| Edited by Poster. Last edited on Aug 5th, 2007 11:45 am by Jim Flynt
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