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Cryptomeria tip blight (cercospora) at Lowes

Cryptomeria tip blight (cercospora) at Lowes

Late Season Growth in the Evergreen Collection

Late Season Growth in the Evergreen Collection

Norway Spruce Witch's Broom

Norway Spruce Witch's Broom

Dwarf Alberta Spruce Reversion

Dwarf Alberta Spruce Reversion

Drought + Fungus = Trouble in the Conifer Collection

Drought + Fungus = Trouble in the Conifer Collection

Gumbo-Limbo Tree (bursera simaruba)

Gumbo-Limbo Tree (bursera simaruba)

Araucaria Columnaris "Cook Pine"

Araucaria Columnaris "Cook Pine"

Tropical Conifers: Montgomery Botanical Center

Tropical Conifers: Montgomery Botanical Center

Live Oak (quercus virginiana)

Live Oak (quercus virginiana)

Large Canaertii Juniper?

Large Canaertii Juniper?

Growing Incense Cedar in the Southeast (calocedrus decurrens)

Growing Incense Cedar in the Southeast (calocedrus decurrens)

Cryptomeria Survivors

Cryptomeria Survivors

Dawn Redwood "Amber Glow" + other Deciduous Conifers

Dawn Redwood "Amber Glow" + other Deciduous Conifers

A juniper growing inside a maple!

A juniper growing inside a maple!

Broadleaf Evergreen collection garden in Tennessee (Zone 7a)

Broadleaf Evergreen collection garden in Tennessee (Zone 7a)

Spruce Pine (pinus glabra)

Spruce Pine (pinus glabra)

Best Blue Conifers to grow in the South: Avoid Colorado Blue Spruce

Best Blue Conifers to grow in the South: Avoid Colorado Blue Spruce

Remove dead roots when planting trees!

Remove dead roots when planting trees!

Pruning Serbian Spruce

Pruning Serbian Spruce

D.D. Blanchard Southern Magnolia for $79 at Lowe's!

D.D. Blanchard Southern Magnolia for $79 at Lowe's!

Nikko Fir growing in the south: Success!

Nikko Fir growing in the south: Success!

Virginia Pine dies mysteriously

Virginia Pine dies mysteriously

Spring Foliage Close-ups: Evergreen Garden

Spring Foliage Close-ups: Evergreen Garden

Cryptomeria is high maintenance!

Cryptomeria is high maintenance!

Magnolia Problem: Phyllosticta

Magnolia Problem: Phyllosticta

Mystery Die-Back: Top of Nellie Stevens Holly

Mystery Die-Back: Top of Nellie Stevens Holly

Conifer collection: Bud Break watch

Conifer collection: Bud Break watch

New Delivery of Evergreens from Wilson Brothers Gardens

New Delivery of Evergreens from Wilson Brothers Gardens

Minor Cold Damage: early spring update 2024

Minor Cold Damage: early spring update 2024

Evergreen Privacy Screen: Species Diversity

Evergreen Privacy Screen: Species Diversity

Unboxing: Torreya from camforest.com and Dragon Spruce from mikesplants (etsy.com)

Unboxing: Torreya from camforest.com and Dragon Spruce from mikesplants (etsy.com)

Eastern Hemlock (tsuga canadensis)

Eastern Hemlock (tsuga canadensis)

Inkberry Holly (ilex glabra) and Holly Tree Collection Update

Inkberry Holly (ilex glabra) and Holly Tree Collection Update

Remove dead roots when planting trees!

Remove dead roots when planting trees!

Shade tolerant, deer resistant evergreen: Plum Yew

Shade tolerant, deer resistant evergreen: Plum Yew

Hybrid Grand Fir / White Fir grafted to Momi Fir

Hybrid Grand Fir / White Fir grafted to Momi Fir

Unboxing: Amersfoort Yew from orientalgardensupply.com

Unboxing: Amersfoort Yew from orientalgardensupply.com

Florida Torreya (torreya taxifolia) in Nashville

Florida Torreya (torreya taxifolia) in Nashville

Nursery Haul: Cedarwood discount evergreens

Nursery Haul: Cedarwood discount evergreens

Discount Nursery for trees and shrubs: Cedarwood

Discount Nursery for trees and shrubs: Cedarwood

Freeze Damage 2024: Evergreen collection update

Freeze Damage 2024: Evergreen collection update

Unboxing: Needle Juniper and Longstalk Holly from woodlanders.net

Unboxing: Needle Juniper and Longstalk Holly from woodlanders.net

Juniper Berry Carpet!

Juniper Berry Carpet!

Loblolly Bay & Red Bay: Cold Hardy Broadleaf Evergreens (hopefully!)

Loblolly Bay & Red Bay: Cold Hardy Broadleaf Evergreens (hopefully!)

Burkii Red Cedar: A drought tolerant blue conifer

Burkii Red Cedar: A drought tolerant blue conifer

Fir Tree Update: growing firs in the south

Fir Tree Update: growing firs in the south

Box Leaf Honeysuckle, Silverthorn (elaeagnus) & Wax Leaf Privet

Box Leaf Honeysuckle, Silverthorn (elaeagnus) & Wax Leaf Privet

Purple Conifer: "Red Star" Atlantic White Cedar

Purple Conifer: "Red Star" Atlantic White Cedar

Red Spruce (picea rubens) growing in middle Tennessee

Red Spruce (picea rubens) growing in middle Tennessee

Best Christmas Tree of 2023: Shortleaf Pine

Best Christmas Tree of 2023: Shortleaf Pine

Serbian, Oriental, Norway, & Black Hills Spruce Update + Others

Serbian, Oriental, Norway, & Black Hills Spruce Update + Others

Table Mountain Pine (pinus pungens) & pine collection update.

Table Mountain Pine (pinus pungens) & pine collection update.

First freeze: Broadleaf evergreen update

First freeze: Broadleaf evergreen update

Blue Norway Spruce "Paul's Select" received from coniferkingdom.com

Blue Norway Spruce "Paul's Select" received from coniferkingdom.com

Broadleaf Evergreen Update: BLE collection fall 2023

Broadleaf Evergreen Update: BLE collection fall 2023

Lacebark Pine (pinus bungeana) spotted at nursery

Lacebark Pine (pinus bungeana) spotted at nursery

Cook's Pine (araucaria columnaris)

Cook's Pine (araucaria columnaris)

Emerald Green Arborvitae with Armillaria Root Rot

Emerald Green Arborvitae with Armillaria Root Rot

Avoid thetreecenter.com, Plus some recommendations of good online nurseries.

Avoid thetreecenter.com, Plus some recommendations of good online nurseries.

Avoid thetreecenter.com...False Advertising!

Avoid thetreecenter.com...False Advertising!

Armillaria + Armageddon = Armillariageddon?

Armillaria + Armageddon = Armillariageddon?

Evergreen trees to avoid at your local nursery in Tennessee

Evergreen trees to avoid at your local nursery in Tennessee

Best conifer from California growing in the South?

Best conifer from California growing in the South?

Fast Growing screening evergreen: Wax Myrtle

Fast Growing screening evergreen: Wax Myrtle

Avoid Blue Arrow Juniper in the south

Avoid Blue Arrow Juniper in the south

Pine Tree Collection Update

Pine Tree Collection Update

Best Evergreen for Tennessee? Magnolia Update

Best Evergreen for Tennessee? Magnolia Update

Longleaf Pine (pinus palustris) Bottlebrush Stage

Longleaf Pine (pinus palustris) Bottlebrush Stage

Avoid Cryptomeria in Tennessee

Avoid Cryptomeria in Tennessee

Preventive Pruning on Virginia Pine (pinus virginia)

Preventive Pruning on Virginia Pine (pinus virginia)

Virginia Pine doesn't need water: Drought tolerant evergreen

Virginia Pine doesn't need water: Drought tolerant evergreen

Broadleaf Evergreen Update: Cold Hardy Species

Broadleaf Evergreen Update: Cold Hardy Species

Atlantic White Cedar (chamaecyparis thyoides)

Atlantic White Cedar (chamaecyparis thyoides)

The Most Cold Hardy Magnolia "Edith Bogue"

The Most Cold Hardy Magnolia "Edith Bogue"

Avoid Hinoki Cypress in Tennessee

Avoid Hinoki Cypress in Tennessee

Spruce Update: best spruce species for Tennessee

Spruce Update: best spruce species for Tennessee

Fir Update: Spring in Middle Tennessee growing abies species

Fir Update: Spring in Middle Tennessee growing abies species

English Laurels Still Alive

English Laurels Still Alive

Japanese Plum Yew tree update (cephalotaxus harringtonia)

Japanese Plum Yew tree update (cephalotaxus harringtonia)

Vejar Fir Update: Mixed Results

Vejar Fir Update: Mixed Results

Cryptomeria killed by extreme cold

Cryptomeria killed by extreme cold

Pine Tree Spring Update

Pine Tree Spring Update

"Finedonensis" Norway Spruce

"Finedonensis" Norway Spruce

Early bud break and Signs of life on freeze-damaged evergreens.

Early bud break and Signs of life on freeze-damaged evergreens.

Japanese Larch bud break in late February (larix kaempferi)

Japanese Larch bud break in late February (larix kaempferi)

Oakland Holly, Steeds Holly & Christmas Jewel Holly

Oakland Holly, Steeds Holly & Christmas Jewel Holly

Black Dragon Cryptomeria

Black Dragon Cryptomeria

Ice Storm on the Evergreen Collection

Ice Storm on the Evergreen Collection

The leaves fell off my holly trees/bushes, but are they dead?

The leaves fell off my holly trees/bushes, but are they dead?

Heavy Frost Ice Crystals

Heavy Frost Ice Crystals

Which evergreens survived the extreme cold?

Which evergreens survived the extreme cold?

Freeze Damage on Conifers

Freeze Damage on Conifers

Hard Freeze Damage to Evergreens - Update # 2

Hard Freeze Damage to Evergreens - Update # 2

"Arauacarioides" Cryptomeria - Japanese Cedar Cultivar

"Arauacarioides" Cryptomeria - Japanese Cedar Cultivar

Huge Chinese Fir (cunninghamia lanceolata)

Huge Chinese Fir (cunninghamia lanceolata)

-4°F / -20°C Hard Freeze Update

-4°F / -20°C Hard Freeze Update

Self-insulating Longleaf Pine!

Self-insulating Longleaf Pine!

Carolina Laurel in Middle Tennessee

Carolina Laurel in Middle Tennessee

Unboxing: Momi Fir and Variegated Yew from coniferkingdom.com

Unboxing: Momi Fir and Variegated Yew from coniferkingdom.com

Avoid Eastern White Pine (pinus strobus)

Avoid Eastern White Pine (pinus strobus)

Broadleaf Evergreen: Firethorn (pyracantha coccinea)

Broadleaf Evergreen: Firethorn (pyracantha coccinea)

Broadleaf Evergreen: Carolina Laurel (prunus caroliniana)

Broadleaf Evergreen: Carolina Laurel (prunus caroliniana)

Pine Sawfly caterpillars in late November?!

Pine Sawfly caterpillars in late November?!

Coast Redwood from wilsonbrosgardens.com

Coast Redwood from wilsonbrosgardens.com

Fir Cone Close-up

Fir Cone Close-up

Broadleaf Evergreens: First frost damage report.

Broadleaf Evergreens: First frost damage report.

Atlantic White Cedar (chamaecyparis thyoides) from directnativeplants.com

Atlantic White Cedar (chamaecyparis thyoides) from directnativeplants.com

"Keteleeri" Chinese Juniper: Tip blight resistant juniper cultivar

"Keteleeri" Chinese Juniper: Tip blight resistant juniper cultivar

Two species on one tree!

Two species on one tree!

Slash Pine (pinus elliotii) growing in Zone 7a

Slash Pine (pinus elliotii) growing in Zone 7a

White Fir (abies concolor) "Santa Fe" from shop.arborday.org

White Fir (abies concolor) "Santa Fe" from shop.arborday.org

Broadleaf Evergreen: Viburnum hybrid "prague"

Broadleaf Evergreen: Viburnum hybrid "prague"

Asian Arborvitae (platycladus orientalis) "Blue Cone"

Asian Arborvitae (platycladus orientalis) "Blue Cone"

Momi Fir (abies firma) growing in Tennessee

Momi Fir (abies firma) growing in Tennessee

Broadleaf Evergreen: Aucuba Japonica "serratafolia"

Broadleaf Evergreen: Aucuba Japonica "serratafolia"

"Bigfoot" Cleyera (ternstroemia gymnanthera)

"Bigfoot" Cleyera (ternstroemia gymnanthera)

Mystery Conifer: Can you guess this species?

Mystery Conifer: Can you guess this species?

Broadleaf Evergreen: Cherry Laurel / Skip Laurel / Schipka Laurel / English Laurel

Broadleaf Evergreen: Cherry Laurel / Skip Laurel / Schipka Laurel / English Laurel

Chihuahuan Spruce (picea chihuahuana) update

Chihuahuan Spruce (picea chihuahuana) update

Unboxing: New Delivery from coniferkingdom.com

Unboxing: New Delivery from coniferkingdom.com

An Inauspicious Emergence: Armillaria Fungus

An Inauspicious Emergence: Armillaria Fungus

Broadleaf Evergreen: Wax Myrtle (myrica cerifera)

Broadleaf Evergreen: Wax Myrtle (myrica cerifera)

Armillaria "Honey Fungus" Root Rot: a Harbinger of Doom for trees

Armillaria "Honey Fungus" Root Rot: a Harbinger of Doom for trees

Lebanese Cedar (cedrus libani) Update

Lebanese Cedar (cedrus libani) Update

Japanese Plum Yew Update: Conifer Fruit

Japanese Plum Yew Update: Conifer Fruit

Broadleaf Evergreen: Camelia Hybrid

Broadleaf Evergreen: Camelia Hybrid

Bagworms eat half of Colorado Blue Spruce!

Bagworms eat half of Colorado Blue Spruce!

Pruning Chinese Fir to keep it single trunked

Pruning Chinese Fir to keep it single trunked

Larch update: Larix Kaempferi & Pseudolarix Amabilis

Larch update: Larix Kaempferi & Pseudolarix Amabilis

Austrian Pine with Pine Wilt Nematode

Austrian Pine with Pine Wilt Nematode

How big does cryptomeria get? Big!

How big does cryptomeria get? Big!

Cryptomeria turning brown: Phomopsis Blight

Cryptomeria turning brown: Phomopsis Blight

Broadleaf Evergreen: Mountain Laurel (kalmia latifolia)

Broadleaf Evergreen: Mountain Laurel (kalmia latifolia)

Avoid Austrian Pine in Tennessee

Avoid Austrian Pine in Tennessee

Growing Deodar Cedar in Tennessee

Growing Deodar Cedar in Tennessee

Avoid Boxwood in Tennessee

Avoid Boxwood in Tennessee

Hinoki Cypress "southern lace" (chamaecyparis obtusa)

Hinoki Cypress "southern lace" (chamaecyparis obtusa)

Wollemi Pine spotted at a nursery in Tennessee

Wollemi Pine spotted at a nursery in Tennessee

Chilean Monkey Puzzle Tree spotted at local nursery

Chilean Monkey Puzzle Tree spotted at local nursery

Broadleaf Evegreen: Southern Magnolia "edith bogue"

Broadleaf Evegreen: Southern Magnolia "edith bogue"

Podocarpus Macrophyllus and Thujopsis Dolabrata Updates

Podocarpus Macrophyllus and Thujopsis Dolabrata Updates

Japanese Yew (taxus cuspidata) from naturehills.com

Japanese Yew (taxus cuspidata) from naturehills.com

Best Spruce species to grow in Tennessee

Best Spruce species to grow in Tennessee

Growing Fir Trees in the Southeast U.S. (Tennessee)

Growing Fir Trees in the Southeast U.S. (Tennessee)

How to distinguish Fir and Spruce trees

How to distinguish Fir and Spruce trees

Very slow growing: Longleaf Pine (pinus palustris)

Very slow growing: Longleaf Pine (pinus palustris)

Best pine trees to grow in Tennessee: A list of five

Best pine trees to grow in Tennessee: A list of five

Arizona Cypress "carolina sapphire" update after pruning

Arizona Cypress "carolina sapphire" update after pruning

When to water trees. How to water trees.

When to water trees. How to water trees.

Comparing Dawn Redwood to Bald Cypress

Comparing Dawn Redwood to Bald Cypress

Shade Tolerant Evergreens: Cephalotaxus, Aucuba, Illicium, Thuja, Taxus, etc.

Shade Tolerant Evergreens: Cephalotaxus, Aucuba, Illicium, Thuja, Taxus, etc.

Broadleaf Evergreens: Holly tree hybrids

Broadleaf Evergreens: Holly tree hybrids

The most underutilized conifer: Incense Cedar (calocedrus decurrens)

The most underutilized conifer: Incense Cedar (calocedrus decurrens)

Broadleaf Evergreen: Sweet Bay Magnolia (magnolia virginiana)

Broadleaf Evergreen: Sweet Bay Magnolia (magnolia virginiana)

Broadleaf Evergreen: Hong Kong Rose (rhodoleia henryi)

Broadleaf Evergreen: Hong Kong Rose (rhodoleia henryi)

Broadleaf Evergreens: Osmanthus / Tea Olive

Broadleaf Evergreens: Osmanthus / Tea Olive

Springtime in the Conifer Collection

Springtime in the Conifer Collection

Vanderwolf Pyramid Pine with Root Rot

Vanderwolf Pyramid Pine with Root Rot

Chinese Hemlock (tsuga chinensis) is resistant to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Chinese Hemlock (tsuga chinensis) is resistant to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

More "Blue" Conifers: Vejar Fir and Korean Fir

More "Blue" Conifers: Vejar Fir and Korean Fir

10 Alternatives to growing Colorado Blue Spruce in Tennessee

10 Alternatives to growing Colorado Blue Spruce in Tennessee

Winter Damage review for Keteleeria and Podocarpus

Winter Damage review for Keteleeria and Podocarpus

Tip Blight on Chinese Fir (cunninghamia lanceolata)

Tip Blight on Chinese Fir (cunninghamia lanceolata)

Conifer Update: Hiba Cedar, Spruce Pine, Korean Fir, Virginia Pine, Chinese Fir, Plum Yew

Conifer Update: Hiba Cedar, Spruce Pine, Korean Fir, Virginia Pine, Chinese Fir, Plum Yew

What is the perfect conifer for Tennessee?

What is the perfect conifer for Tennessee?

Proactive pruning on Arizona Cypress (carolina sapphire) and Eastern Redcedar

Proactive pruning on Arizona Cypress (carolina sapphire) and Eastern Redcedar

Deciduous Conifer Update

Deciduous Conifer Update

Avoid fast-growing-trees.com, very low quality shipping practices.

Avoid fast-growing-trees.com, very low quality shipping practices.

"Dark Green" arborvitae pruning tips - Single trunk is better!

"Dark Green" arborvitae pruning tips - Single trunk is better!

"Carolina Saphire" arizona cypress permanently damaged by heavy snow

"Carolina Saphire" arizona cypress permanently damaged by heavy snow

Araucaria and Keteleeria damaged by cold weather.

Araucaria and Keteleeria damaged by cold weather.

Heavy wet snow on the conifer collection - Arizona Cypress leaning badly

Heavy wet snow on the conifer collection - Arizona Cypress leaning badly

Snow loading on the conifer collection. Podocarpus flattened!

Snow loading on the conifer collection. Podocarpus flattened!

Coast Redwood is not hardy in Nashville (Zone 7a)

Coast Redwood is not hardy in Nashville (Zone 7a)

Vanderwolf Pyramid Pine needles turning yellow - Seems normal

Vanderwolf Pyramid Pine needles turning yellow - Seems normal

Coast Redwood frost damage

Coast Redwood frost damage

First frost of autumn on the conifer collection

First frost of autumn on the conifer collection

Hiba Cedar and Japanese Yew, plus other trees

Hiba Cedar and Japanese Yew, plus other trees

Can giant sequoia really survive in the Southeast?

Can giant sequoia really survive in the Southeast?

Eastern White Pines are dying in Tennessee

Eastern White Pines are dying in Tennessee

A close look at Dawn Redwood foliage

A close look at Dawn Redwood foliage

Chinese Fir growing in Tennessee (cunninghamia lanceolata)

Chinese Fir growing in Tennessee (cunninghamia lanceolata)

Slash Pine (pinus elliottii) delivered in a 7-foot box!

Slash Pine (pinus elliottii) delivered in a 7-foot box!

White Fir, Pitch Pine, and Spruce Pine

White Fir, Pitch Pine, and Spruce Pine

New shipment of conifers from wilsonbrosgardens.com

New shipment of conifers from wilsonbrosgardens.com

The fastest growing conifer species for Middle Tennessee: Loblolly Pine

The fastest growing conifer species for Middle Tennessee: Loblolly Pine

Rhizosphaera affecting Norway Spruce in Tennessee

Rhizosphaera affecting Norway Spruce in Tennessee

Vanderwolf Pyramid (Limber) pine, and Virginia pine growing in Tennessee.

Vanderwolf Pyramid (Limber) pine, and Virginia pine growing in Tennessee.

Incense Cedar, Redwood, and Sequoia update

Incense Cedar, Redwood, and Sequoia update

Norway Spruce with root rot, and spruce update

Norway Spruce with root rot, and spruce update

Large Burkii Red Cedar

Large Burkii Red Cedar

Phomopsis tip blight on Thuja Green Giant, and fungus on other conifers

Phomopsis tip blight on Thuja Green Giant, and fungus on other conifers

Rhizosphaera Needle Cast on Norway Spruce in Tennessee

Rhizosphaera Needle Cast on Norway Spruce in Tennessee

Sequoia, Redwood, and Incense Cedar growing in Tennessee

Sequoia, Redwood, and Incense Cedar growing in Tennessee

Dew on Spider Webs on Spruce

Dew on Spider Webs on Spruce

Murray Cypress versus Leyland Cypress

Murray Cypress versus Leyland Cypress

Bald Cypress and Dawn Redwood growing in Tennessee

Bald Cypress and Dawn Redwood growing in Tennessee

Avoid Wichita Blue Juniper in the southeast. Tip blight is a major problem

Avoid Wichita Blue Juniper in the southeast. Tip blight is a major problem

Loblolly Pine, fast growing and low maintenance in Tennessee

Loblolly Pine, fast growing and low maintenance in Tennessee

Fast growing, low maintenance evergreen: Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae

Fast growing, low maintenance evergreen: Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae