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    How to get our Brown Turkey Fig tree to bear fruit?

    Try one more technique this coming summer. This technique is a lot easier to do on fig plants in pots. The technique involves pinching the branch...
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, Feb 2, 2010 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Poison Ivy attached to grape vine

    See if this can help: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fruit/msg0612290223160.html
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, Jun 29, 2009 in forum: Grapes and Grape Vines
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    Plum Tree - no blossom

    There is no brown rot if you are referring to my post. The problem seem to be the kind that will be caused by late freeze or frost by killing not...
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, Jun 10, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Plum Tree - no blossom

    I thought this problem was only in the North East that the stone fruit trees have not blossomed at most places. The cherry trees, plums and...
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, Jun 10, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Saskatoon vs. Serviceberry

    Thanks Ron. I wanted to keep the plant and now will keep it. The following website also verified what you mentioned:...
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, Jun 3, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Saskatoon vs. Serviceberry

    I already have a "Honeywood" saskatoon plant and was looking for "Martin" saskatoon. I was in a garden centre today and saw a plant that had...
    Thread by: Ottawa-Zone5, Jun 3, 2009, 2 replies, in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Fruit Trees for Zone 2/3

    Thean You mentioned that naking cherry is self-sterile and need another nanking cherry for pollination. My white Nanking cherry bloomed but no...
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, Jun 1, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    No Blooms, wilted branches, spotty leafing on different fruit trees

    I am in Zone 5, Ottawa. I have a few cherry, plum and apricot trees. All cherry trees failed to bloom (unlike previous years) except Nanking...
    Thread by: Ottawa-Zone5, Jun 1, 2009, 0 replies, in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    mail order nurseries, the good bad and ugly

    I ordered some bare-root plants from Henryfields (Canada) before spring started. They charged my crtedit card more than two months ago but have...
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, May 23, 2009 in forum: Conversations Forum
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    plum tree

    I will check the type of spray. You don't spray it on leaves but spray it directly on the June bug sitting on the leaves to eliminate the bug...
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, Apr 30, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    plum tree

    Last year I had similar problem with a lot of holes in the cherry trees leaves and I kep looking for the culprit. I blamed ear wigs doing it at...
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, Apr 29, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Do you cut back the fig tree?

    I will suggest to leave it undisturbed for a couple or so more weeks. This should not cause any problem to the tree beacuse if the limbs have life...
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, Apr 29, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Plum tree no bloom ever

    It is possible that your friend's tree was a grafted tree in which case a tree grown from sucker can be like the one you described, healthy tree...
    Post by: Ottawa-Zone5, Apr 29, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees