Category : Trees & Houseplants : Home & Garden

Medlar Fruit Trees

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Medlar, Mespilus germanica, is a common tree in Europe, but new to most American gardeners. There are varying opinions about the taste of the fruit, but little argument over the ornamental value of the tree. The foliage and flowers appear in summer, and the fruit, along with yellow to red fall leaf

Banana Tree Roots

Trees & Houseplants
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Banana plant roots are fibrous, flexible and spreading. Roots absorb and store water and nutrients. Banana plant roots consist of primary, secondary and tertiary roots as well as absorbent root hairs. Roots start out life creamy white in color and are fragile to the touch. They gradually fade to a y

How to Kill Rose Slugs

Trees & Houseplants
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The rose slug, also known as the rose sawfly, is a caterpillar. The larval stage of a sawfly wasp, the insects harm the rose bush by skeletonizing its leaves with the insect's insatiable feeding. Three species of sawfly caterpillars pose a significant risk to the rose bush: curled rose sawfly (Allan

Eastern Redbud Tree Web Infestation

Trees & Houseplants
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Eastern redbud trees (Cercis canadensis) are notable for their purple or pink spring blooms. The trees are attractive and are desirable as ornamental plants. Unfortunately, their appearance can be damaged by tent caterpillars, which cover the tree with unsightly webs. This is not a disease, but rath