Southern red cedar trees seem to prevail in Lakewood Ranch, their tall pyramidal symmetry gracing numerous spacious properties. If you want your landscape to make an elegant statement, this handsome evergreen also grown on Christmas tree farms could be the perfect choice. This newly installed Southern red cypress tree contrasts…
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Mahoe trees in Southwest Florida are one of those trees that makes you stop and ask, “What’s that?” You don’t see them very often, which is perplexing given that they’re evergreen, low-maintenance and just plain pretty. They thrive in zones 10 and 11 but do well in zone 9 with…
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Simpson's Stopper is used to being passed over for more luxuriant shrubs such as pitch apple, viburnum and podocarpus. But it DOES have its place, literally, in areas that include AC units, pool equipment and trash receptacles. While three of ArtisTree’s five Plantopinions experts admit they don’t use this evergreen…
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Trimming crape myrtles in October, even though Florida's rainy season has ended, may trigger growth that can become damaged in colder winter months. Crape myrtle trimming questions are already coming in due to Florida’s unusually dry and mild October. Now that we’re out of rainy season, can we trim our…
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