Apple Trees

[Vince]

Sorry to thread hijack but I have but a simple question. Is it illegal to cut down dogwood trees? I have a ton of them. I mean several. B says he recalls hearing that it was illegal to cut them down because they're endangered or threatened or something. I like a few of them but a couple of them need to go.

I think it's the Md state tree, but if they're dead.....:shrug:

 

[pixiegirl]

I think it's the Md state tree, but if they're dead.....:shrug:

It is the state tree. That makes it illegal to cut down? Cheese and rice! They're very wirey and I have one that's damn near sideways. I'll kill that sucker....

 

[Nickel]

I think it's the Md state tree, but if they're dead.....:shrug:

The Maryland state tree is a White Oak.

The NC state flower is a flowering dogwood. Explain to me how our flower happens to be a tree.

 

[pixiegirl]

The Maryland state tree is a White Oak.

The NC state flower is a flowering dogwood. Explain to me how our flower happens to be a tree.

So it's not the state tree? Where would I find such useless information? Wickopedia!

 

[pixiegirl]

So it's not the state tree? Where would I find such useless information? Wickopedia!

Everything you ever wanted to know, or not about MD!

State symbols
State bird: Baltimore Oriole
State boat: skipjack
State cat: calico cat
State crustacean: blue crab
State dinosaur: Astrodon johnstoni
State dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever
State drink: milk
State fish: rockfish (striped bass)
State flower: Black-eyed Susan
State folk dance: square dance
State fossil: Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae
State gem: Patuxent River Stone
State horse: thoroughbred horse
State insect: Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly
State nicknames: "The Old Line State" and "The Free State."
State reptile: diamondback terrapin
State song: "Maryland, My Maryland"
State sport: jousting, lacrosse (state team sport)
State theatres: Center Stage and Olney Theatre
State tree: white oak

 

[Nickel]

So it's not the state tree? Where would I find such useless information? Wickopedia!

What information? Its "endangered" status? I'd be surprised if they are endangered, considering they are all over the place down here, and they sell them at Lowes.

 

[Nickel]

Popular legend has it that wood from the dogwood was used to construct the cross on which Christ was crucified. God had pity upon the tree, giving it white flowers similar to the cross. The reddish center of each flower symbolizes the blood of Christ. God transformed the once towering tree into one that is small with twisted, gnarled trunks so they could never be used for the purpose of building a cross again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogwood_tree

Maybe you shouldn't cut them down.

 

[pixiegirl]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogwood_tree

Maybe you shouldn't cut them down.

I didn't see that at first just the link. Was it there? Tell me it was just the link. Cause damnit I read the whole freaking page going like this wondering what in the heck you were talking about, I shouldn't cut it down until I got to the bottom.....

Creepy....

 

[Nickel]

I didn't see that at first just the link. Was it there? Tell me it was just the link. Cause damnit I read the whole freaking page going like this wondering what in the heck you were talking about, I shouldn't cut it down until I got to the bottom.....

Creepy....

I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[Abby]

Two questions for experienced gardeners out there-

My aunt uses Epsom salts sprinkled on the ground around her plants as a bug deterrant. Does this work, and if so, does it effect the soil?

Also,

I read that when you plant apple trees, you shouldn't put fertilizer in the hole before you put the tree in because it burns the roots. Is this true, and what time of year is best to plant them?

Thanks!

 

[jazz lady]

Two questions for experienced gardeners out there-

My aunt uses Epsom salts sprinkled on the ground around her plants as a bug deterrent. Does this work, and if so, does it affect the soil?

No, it doesn't harm the soil but I've never heard of it being used to deter bugs. It's normally used as a fertilizer as it is a mixture of magnesium sulfate and sulfur that helps plants produce chlorophyll. Quite a few use it to help roses and other flowers bloom.

Also,

I read that when you plant apple trees, you shouldn't put fertilizer in the hole before you put the tree in because it burns the roots. Is this true, and what time of year is best to plant them?

Thanks!

Fall is the best time to plant trees. I always mix fertilizer in with the soil when I plant trees, including apples. Just don't use fresh manure or one with a lot of nitrogen as that WILL burn the roots. Fertilizer with numbers like 10-10-10 or 5-10-10 (the numbers correspond to the amount of nitrogen, phosphate, and potash respectively as a percentage of the fertilizer) are fine to use. Or use a time-released fertilizer with the same numbers that gradually adds nutrients to the soil.