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planted this Greenspire Linden as my birthday tree in September 2012. The tree was an end of season sale at Home Depot, with roots encircling the container. I pruned off the encircling roots, dug in the dry soil, filled twice with water, and did some light pruning to one leader a the top. I watered twice monthly the first summer, once monthly the second summer, and little or none, last summer.
This Linden has become a nice looking tree. Much taller and more full. There are 3 other Greenspire lindens around the yard, started smaller, planted later, but still growing nicely. They all have many flower buds. I planted these especially for the honeybees to have an excellent pollen and nectar source.
I also planted a Redmond American Linden, which was smaller, but has grown fast and is covered with flower buds now, as well.
Around the yard, Lavenders are blooming. Honeybees are foraging the lavenders. Chamomile is growing nicely, started from seeds this winter. There are quite a few volunteer nasturtiums growing. I have some other spots where I might plant some nasturtium seeds.
The Saijo and Nikita's Gift Persimmons have flower buds, with the Nikita's Gift covered and Saijo with just a few. The Yates American Persimmon has taken off and growing fast. Any stems that stick out from the fencing are eaten quickly by the damn deer.
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| Blue-grey Lavendar. 5.21.16 |
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| Chamomile. 5.21.16 |
Grape cuttings started late winter have a small amount of growth. The largest are past the stage where they could be growing just on stored nutrients, so must have roots.
The ginkgo tree
that I moved in January this year is looking good. The leaves are smaller than expected for an established gingko tree, but OK for one in it's first Spring after a big move.
I have a bucket with onw 1/4 inch hole drilled in the bottem. If there is no rain for a week, I fill the bucket with water, let it drain, move it and repeat, then move to a third location and repeat again.
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| Volunteer Nasturtium. 5.21.16 |
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| Saijo Persimmon Flower Buds. 5.21.16 |
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| Yates American Persimmon, in ground about 2 years. 5.21.16 |
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| Nikita Gift Persimmon Flower Buds. 5.21.16 |
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| Price Grape Cuttings, a few month old. 5.21.16 |
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| Ginkgo tree transplanted Jan 2016. 5.21.16 |
can they be the same tree? I like to rescue neglected trees from the nursery. A lot of times they just a need a home and someone to care. Look at your linden now, so wonderful! Thanks for sharing persimmon flower buds; they look like spaceships. Very little honey bee sighting this yr. My grapes cuttings rooted 50% because I think its the time of the yr and the location where I put them. The one in the full sun died after they took because we got a heat wave and I was at work.
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