HAGER, EMIL F. Emil F. Hager, 92 years of age, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 21, 2006. Emil was born December 12, 1913 in Boston, MA of Swedish...
Ed Collins
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Sep 2, 2006 3:29 am
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Hi Marguerite, All of that fertilizer promoted new growth. Perhaps you might cut back on the fertilizer in the future. During the summer, buds for next year's...
[this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC] I live along the coast in Pawleys Island, SC. The leaves on my azaleas are being stripped by a ...
Terry Munson
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Sep 3, 2006 12:18 am
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Hi Terry, If it is a true caterpillar, BT or a preparation containing Bacillus thuringiensis would be effective. alternatively, you can always use something...
Terry, Sounds as if you have the azalea caterpillar--datana major. BT should work. See site below. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN294 Bob Kelly Aberdeen, MS ... ...
... Hi Terry, Entire leaves being eaten by caterpillars is an indication of an infestation of caterpillars such as the Red-headed Azalea Caterpillar, Datana...
this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC Hi! I'm a complete novice when it comes to azaleas, so I'd like advice on choosing a species for my...
bwoitalla@...
Sep 3, 2006 7:11 pm
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I WOULD LIKE TO PLANT SOME AZALEAS THAT BLOOM TWICE A YEAR AT MY HOME AND WILL BE PLANTING THEM IN PARTIALLY SHADY LOCATIONS. WHAT KIND OF AZALEA SHOULD I BE...
MARK LASKER
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Sep 3, 2006 7:15 pm
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Hello, I just got a pink azalea as a gift. It is small, only about 9" high by about 15" across. It's in a very small plastic pot, about 6" diameter. Some of...
Steve-Badriyyah Aippe...
steveandbri@...
Sep 3, 2006 7:16 pm
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I know of NO single azalea variety, evergreen or deciduous, that produces two separate sets of significant blooms, though the Encore series and perhaps a few...
We are fortunate at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum because we have numerous large nests of thatch-building ants. Every year we get an infestation of small...
It seems that all the botanists structure their diagnostic identification keys on detailed measurements of various plant parts, BUT sometimes overlook obvious...
Mike The reason botanists use the measures they do is because they are trying to focus on characteristics versus variation in the genetic makeup (dormant...
You are in a pretty cold area, too cold for many evergreen azaleas, so selection of both evergreen and deciduous azaleas for outdoor culture in your area is a...
Here is the web address for the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden at Stephen Foster State University. Are they growing anything unusual or doing any research? Is ...
Mike & Michael, I agree with Michael on this whole classification deal by "Key" ID. As with most plants, there are exceptions and most notable books state so....
Mike I would merely like to pass on a comment made by Joe Parks after collecting hardiness data for several years. Joe stated that the more data you have the ...
That is the Stephen F Austin university. They grow bunches of azaleas (Barbara Stump runs the garden) and the university itself runs a sort of massive garden...
THIS IS FROM THE ASK US PAGE. WHAT IS THE BLOOMING SEASON FOR AZALEAS IN MISSISSIPPI? WHAT COLORS DO WELL IN MISSISSIPPI (OUTDOOR PLANTS AND BUSHES ONLY)? ...
LVN83@...
Sep 6, 2006 12:30 am
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Dr. Dave Creech, hort. professor at SFA, is widely know in the plant/horticulture world. He travels extensively in China and is able to bring back to the US...
Thank you all for your comments. One point I was trying to make was that native plants can have some fairly obvious characteristic (in the field among natural...
Does anyone in the group know anything about wild populations of azalea and rhododendron in the country of Mexico? It seems that the range of Rh. occidentale ...
This is interesting, Mike. I appreciate your sharing these observations. If you do a compilation of these sometime, please email a copy to me. --Will ... ...
Mike, I agree with Will on your study as to being a highly interesting aproach. I guess I am most fortunate in living in the foothills of vast mountain ranges...
Like others of the 16 species of American native azalea, Rhododendron arborescens seems to have created several distinct, but seemingly pure, forms over its ...
Mike wrote Would this form bloom too early to be of value in northern gardens? Mike Unless it blooms before R. canadense it would do fine here in southern NH ...
I have a patch of Running Arborescens, a named variety propagated and sold by Transplant Nursery as recently as about 6 years ago. The plants seem to match...
Mike George Newman has been anywhere in North American that has lime stone and has grown planted collected from seed from all over. My guess he grew it from...
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