I have a magnolia tree that is fairly new and small, but misshapen. How do I prune it and what time of year is best?
Generally pruning magnolias is not recommended, but a little shaping can be done during the warm months. I need to relocate a Norfolk Island pine. Do they take well to being transplanted? It is nine feet tall. It would be best to transplant it in the spring. Norfolk Island pines are not cold hardy. A tree the size of yours may not transplant well. You will need to give it three to five gallons of water a day for the first three months and then gradually taper off the watering for another month. If you cannot wait until spring, remove the pine and replace it with something more cold hardy. I have just removed a couple of Brazilian pepper trees from my yard. Now I am looking for replacement trees, but I was told that the Brazilian pepper trees make the soil sour. What can I do to make the soil normal again? The Brazilian pepper is alleliopathic; i.e., exudes a toxic substance that prevents the growth of other plants that might compete with it. This condition ceases when the plant is remo
