For the October plant of the month I have chosen Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple. The choice was easy because of it’s beautiful fall color and because it is my wife Sara’s favorite tree.
Tim Bartholomew (Bart)
Plant of the Month – April 2016
Our April plant of the month is Pink Birchleaf Spirea. It was originally bred in France and brought to us from Baileys Nursery in Afton Minnesota.
Emerald Ash Borer
Last month we told you that the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) had arrived in our area. After attending a seminar put on by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, there is a little more information that we want to share with you.
Ever Eat a Tree?
When I was considering what to write for this month’s article on Plant of the Month, I thought of how many bundles of spruce tips and spruce tip pots we had sold this year, and how every year these pots are more popular than the years previous.
Fresh Cut Christmas Trees
Choosing and decorating a Christmas tree is one of the most festive activities of the holiday season. Take the worry and guessing out of selecting and caring for your fresh cut Christmas tree by following these simple steps.
April Plant of the Month
With the recent news of the Emerald Ash Borer being discovered in Dakota County, this might be a good time to bring back the American Elm tree. New varieties have been introduced that are resistant to Dutch Elm disease (DED). Some of the new Elms that are DED tolerant and commercially available are the New Harmony Elm and the Valley Forge Elm.
March Plant of the Month
Bailey Nurseries does it again with a new addition to the Endless Summer Collection. The 2014 introduction of Endless Summer Bloomstruck follows on the heels of the original Endless Summer, the second Endless Summer Blushing Bride, and the third Endless Summer Twist-N-Shout.
December Plant of the Month
The Fraser Fir was named for John Fraser, a Scottish botanist, who explored the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina in the late 1700’s. The Fraser Fir is a pyramid-shaped tree with a straight trunk that reaches a maximum height of 80 feet and a trunk diameter of 1- 1 1/2 feet. The Fraser Fir grows naturally only in the southern Appalachians, above 4,000 feet in elevation. The cool temperatures and abundant rainfall of North Carolina’s high country help the Fraser Fir to keep its needles throughout the Christmas season.
April Plant of the Month
The most intriguing new introduction for spring 2014 is Glow Girl Birch Leaf Spirea. Like its counterpart, Tor Birch Leaf Spirea it is a neat, compact, rounded plant that is easy to grow, deer resistant, and has tiny white flowers in the spring. The lemon-lime foliage holds its true colors and changing to a beautiful display of orange, red, and purple in the fall. Tor also had the magnificent fall color but in spring it has a dark grey/green leaf which resembles more to a birch leaf.
Featured Employee: Tim Bartholomew (Bart)
Tim Bartholomew (Bart) is Pahl’s Featured Employee for May. Did you know he has been in the industry for 25 years.