How to Prune Roses
Pruning roses is something that paralyzes some gardeners. The information on how to prune roses can be overwhelming and cause […]
Diseases and Pests
High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Borers
What Are Borers? Borers are wood-boring insects that are typically larvae of certain moths and beetles. These borers will feed
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What pH Can My Tree Tolerate?
Ideal pH vs Tolerable pH A lot of sites will list the ideal pH of a tree species. This is
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Chinese Elm vs Siberian Elm
Chinese elm trees are one of the great landscaping trees that we have available in North America. They are tough
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Whiteflies
What Are Whiteflies? Whiteflies are winged insects that feed on the foliage of plants. They then excrete honeydew and get
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How to Identify a Tree
Identifying a tree is a skill envied by many. While simplistic in the ruling out process, the knowledge of all
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Scale
What Is Scale? Scale insects are small insects that have a waxy covering to protect themselves. Scale insects weaken trees,
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Sooty Mold
What is Sooty Mold? Sooty mold is a group of fungi that decompose honeydew deposits from piercing sucking insects. It
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Black Spot
What is Black Spot? Black spot in a serious fungal disease that affects roses wherever they are grown. This disease
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Wetwood or Slime Flux
What Is Wetwood? Wetwood, also known as bacterial wetwood, slime flux, or bacterial slime, is a bacterial disease that causes
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Crown and Root Rot
What Are Crown and Root Rot? Crown rot and root rot are two types of pathogens that cause deterioration of
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Overwatering
I Can Overwater? Yes. Yes you can. This is one of the common killers of plants along with underwatering. Overwatering
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Mistletoe
What Is Mistletoe? Mistletoe is an evergreen parasitic plant that grows on trees. They are evergreen, which makes them highly
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Fire blight
What Is Fire Blight? Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) is a destructive pathogen that is widespread throughout many regions. It is
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Aphids
What Are Aphids? Aphids are soft-bodied insects that feed on new growth of many plants. Aphid species can appear different
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Spider Mites
What are Spider Mites? Spider mites are small arachnids that infest common garden plants. Some mites form webs on the
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Why Should I Mulch My Plants and Trees?
What Does Mulch Do For You? What doesn’t it do? No, seriously, it does just about everything good that you
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How to Identify Nutrient Deficiencies in Plants
Nutrients Plants need nutrients to live, grow and reproduce. The nutrients that are needed fall into two major categories: macronutrients
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Powdery Mildew
What is Powdery Mildew? Powdery mildew is a common disease for many plants found in the high desert. There are
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Anthracnose
What is Anthracnose? Anthracnose, also known as twig, leaf or shoot blight, is a term used to describe a group
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Why Topping Your Trees Is Harmful
This is what your tree should never look like. This is the result of the abysmal practice of topping. Other
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