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How to Know and Diagnose Sick Plant Disease

By Limowreck

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Know why your prized house plants are getting sick. Diagnose the problem so you can fix it!.. more »

How to Maintain a Peach Orchard

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Peach trees require a high degree of maintenance, but a crop of juicy fruit in July makes a gardener's efforts pay off. Provide your peach trees with the basic requirements and you can harvest a highly productive orchard for a dozen years or more ... more »

How to Pick Grapefruit Trees

By Ann Weaver Hart

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Citrus trees are thorny, and picking their delicious fruit can be painful unless you know a couple of tricks... more »

How to Plant a Citrus Tree

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Here's how to plant a citrus tree so you can grow your own fresh fruit... more »

How to Plant a Yuzu Tree

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Yuzu trees are very hearty, and are reported to survive temperatures as low as 10 degrees F. Once you get your hands on a yuzu tree or seeds, you can begin the journey to the fall harvest of the aromatic fruit. Read on to learn how to plant a ... more »

How to Protect Citrus Trees From Frost

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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When temperatures are expected to fall below freezing, you need to protect your orange, lemon and other citrus trees to prevent frost damage... more »

How to Prune a Crape Myrtle Into a Tree

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Crape Myrtles are a unique kind of shrub or tree that bloom on their new growth or new wood. Pruning the shrub into a tree isn't impossible. It just takes some patience, a steady hand and a good pair of pruning shears... more »

How to Prune a Pear Tree

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Pear trees have a nice natural shape that you can maintain with early training and timely pruning. Pear trees do well in both warm areas and frosty northern climates. With care, your pear tree can consistently provide fruit as well as add beauty ... more »

How to Shape a Living Pine Tree

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To improve the aesthetic appearance of your yard, you can shape a living pine tree into a more pleasing profile. With a few nips and tucks, your pine trees can better complement the look of the surrounding landscape and increase the value of your ... more »

How to Thin Apple Blossoms to Grow Bigger Apples

By Julia Fuller

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It is springtime and your apple trees are in full bloom with hundreds of apple blossoms. Those beautiful apple blossoms, if pollinated, will each result in an apple. Did you know that it takes 30 to 40 leaves on the tree to produce the food to ... more »

How to Water Trees

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If you live in a region that receives little or no summer rain, or if there is a drought during the regular rainy period, you may need to water your trees. Here's how... more »

How to Buy Shrubs and Trees

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Whether you're transforming a stark, bare-dirt yard into a lush refuge or just filling in some bare spots in an established landscape, you first need to know a bit about how plants are sold and when and how to buy them. Here's an introduction to ... more »

How to Care for a Cherry Tree

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Growing your own fruit trees is a great way to learn a lot about gardening and get some great fruit out of the deal. There are many diseases and insects that plague fruit trees, so getting them started right and maintaining them to keep them ... more »

How to Care for an Elephant Ear Plant

By Jason Walker

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Elephant Ear plants, also referred to as Arrowhead plants, are tropic plants which are easily recognized by their huge elephant ear shaped leaves. Though they look like a handful, Elephant Ears are very easy to care for, but difficult to relocate... more »

How to Care for Orange Trees

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Orange trees are easily grown in Florida, California, Texas and Arizona because of the moderate temperatures. Orange Trees just require a few basic elements to produce fruit and become an attractive part of your landscape... more »

How to Care for Red Delicious Apple Trees

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Nothing beats the crisp sweet taste of an orchard-fresh red delicious apple. Here's how to get your Red Delicious apple orchard up and running so you can enjoy those wonderful red treasures... more »

How to Cut Down a Tree

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Sometimes it is necessary to remove a tree from your landscape. If you have a fruit tree that doesn't produce, a diseased tree or a tree that has died from insect infestation, don't simply chop it down, especially if the tree is near a building ... more »

How to Display Bonsai

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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The way your bonsai are displayed is as important as their pots, the types of trees and the styles of the trees. The exact secret for adding to their beauty by the setting they live in is just as elusive as the art of bonsai itself... more »

How to Draw a Tree

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Trees are a great part of nature and have been the inspiration of many of the most famous artists in the world. Many paintings, drawings and portraits have trees in them. The way a tree is drawn in a picture can have a profound affect on the ... more »

How to Fertilize Citrus Trees

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Fertilizing your orange, lemon and grapefruit trees will keep them healthy, green and productive... more »

How to Grow a Mimosa Tree

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Mimosa trees are fast growing and can reach heights of 20 to 40 feet. However, they also have relatively short lives. If you live in an area with harsh winters, your mimosa tree will most likely not survive the winter. Their fragrant and ... more »

How to Grow a Peach Tree

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Peach trees are hardier than most citrus trees. You can grow them in Zone 5 and warmer climates. After planting your tree either by seedling, bare root or as a container tree, follow these steps to ensure your peach tree produces plenty of ... more »

How to Grow a Pond Cypress Tree

By Juliet Myfanwy Johnson

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A typical tree found in the deep South, the Pond Cypress or Taxodium ascendens grows best in ponds, bogs or other high moisture environments. The Cypress produces no bloom, but the fall color can be beautiful on their deciduous leaves. If you're ... more »

How to Grow an Oak Tree From an Acorn

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One of our first lessons in how things grow is often the example of a huge, strong oak tree growing from a small acorn. Whether you're a horticulturist looking for a new challenge, a naturalist looking to attract wildlife or an educator looking ... more »

How to Grow Australian Tea Trees (Leptospermum laevigatum)

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Grow one big craggy-trunked tea tree or plant several close together for a terrific windbreaking thicket. Choose Leptospermum laevigatum for its fine texture and flowers... more »

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