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Selection and Care of LIVE Christmas Trees
Considering purchasing a live Christmas tree with the intention of replanting it outdoors when Christmas is over? Read on to learn more about helping your tree survive its time indoors. Continue reading
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Tagged Abies fraseri, Arborvitae, Eastern White Pine, Fraser fir, live Christmas trees, Northern Whitecedar, Pica glauca, Pinus strobus, Pinus virginiana, Thuja occidentalis, Virginia pine, White spruce
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TREE: Thuja occidentalis (Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This native tree of northeastern and north central North America can be very long-lived; along the cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment in Canada, specimens could be over 1,000 years old. The common name, which means “tree of life,” refers to the medicinal properties of the bark and foliage, which cured scurvy. Continue reading
Posted in Tree, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar, Thuja occidentalis, Tree, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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TREE: Thuja occidentalis (Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This native tree of northeastern and north central North America can be very long-lived; along the cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment in Canada, specimens could be over 1,000 years old. The common name, which means “tree of life,” refers to the medicinal properties of the bark and foliage, which cured scurvy. Continue reading
Posted in Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar, Thuja occidentalis, Tree, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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