Archive for the 'Trees' Category

Oklahoma Gardeners Love Crapemyrtles Part III

Friday, February 17th, 2012

PRUNING YOUR OKLAHOMA CRAPEMYRTLE: It is a very common misconception that pruning back Crapemyrtles in the winter increases the flower production the next year. This “hacking back” of the limbs actually creates less flower production because the plant tries to first make up the growth that has been cut away before setting new buds and [...]

Oklahoma Gardeners Love Crapemyrtles Part I

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Crapemyrtle is a beautiful ornamental tree which is almost perfectly engineered for Oklahoma lawns and gardens. Available in many different colors, heights and growth structures, Crapemyrtles in their truest form are a shrub. Many varieties are available ranging in heights of 3 to 11 feet for the ornamental trees and 15 to 20 feet for [...]

Red Dirt Gardening’s 5 Mulching Tips for Trees

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Do you, my fellow red dirt gardeners, know how to properly mulch around your trees? Are you able to select from the images above the tree that is properly mulched? I know I see all too many trees mulched as the picture on the left, by home owners and professionals. In fact, mulched piled high [...]