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22 ALL AROUND WISE • A PART OF THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Outdoors Squirrels can ... Continued from page 21 has turned very black and cracked. Should I recut that branch a little closer to the trunk for him? Yes. If the blackened old limb extends beyond the roll of new bark that the plant is producing to cover the wound, cut it back to the edge of that roll. That will shorten the time it will take the plant to swell the new bark out and over the remnants. I would not cut back far enough that you were cutting into green wood. Dear Neil: Our townhouse commons board decided to do extensive relandscaping by removing topsoil and the grass that had died during the drought. They also did a lot of trimming of the trees, saying it would help the new grass and plants grow more vigorously. My concern is whether this is the best time to be exposing the bare soil and do the rest of this work. Fall is the best time for landscaping. Trees and shrubs planted in the fall will have six extra months to get good root systems established compared to spring plantings. As for whether exposing bare soil at this point might or might not have been a good idea, that rests completely with whether they planted sod or seeded a cool-season grass in the interim week or so since you sent your question. You should be fine. Dear Neil: What is this absolutely stunning groundcover I saw at a shopping center recently? It’s not just an annual, is it? (Photo enclosed) That’s purpleheart (Setcreasea pallida). It’s a sister to the tropical hanging basket plants known as wandering Jews. Purpleheart is winter-hardy in most winters, but it does die down to the ground with the first freeze. Its electric, midlavender/purple color just gets more intense as the fall weather cools. It’s also quite tolerant of heat and drought. Nice plant. Dear Neil: I saw your recent reference to twig girdlers. I’ve attached a photo of a tree in our front yard. Is the damage you see of the nasty twig girdler? For others, let me describe what the photo shows. It’s a close photo of the trunk of a tree that appears to be 10 or 12 inches in diameter. Equal-sized branches fork apart at a 40-degree angle, and one is encircled by a ring of dark bark that would appear to be at the juncture of the two limbs. This is completely different from the damage done by twig girdlers. That large beetle attacks branches up to onehalf-inch in diameter. This is some type of seepage coming from within the branch, and you definitely want to have a certified arborist look at this tree as soon as possible. It probably will be nothing of concern, but you need to know that to be sure. Dear Neil: I have a large splitleaf philodendron (not the climbing type). I’ve had it for several years, but now I’m wondering if I can get it into the house for the winter. It’s probably 6 feet across. Can it be trimmed? No. If you start removing healthy leaves, you’ll really set it back, plus it will be leggy and unsightly as it tries to regrow next spring. I have a large one that is probably 30 years old. I put it on a plant dolly and wheel it into my greenhouse for the winter. At that point, I insert three fairly heavy (1-inch) stakes into the pot, and I use soft rope to pull the plant up into a tight vase shape. You might be able to do something akin to that, just more attractive, for the winter. Or, put it on casters and wheel it into and out of the garage as the weather changes. If it’s Philodendron selloum, it can take a light frost (to 31 or 32 degrees) without damage. However, I don’t take that chance. Good luck. Have a question you’d like Neil to consider? Mail it to him in care of the Wise County Messenger, P.O. Box 149, Decatur, TX 76234 or email him at mailbag@sperrygardens.com. 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22 ALL AROUND WISE • A PART OF THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, October 24, 2012<br />
Outdoors<br />
Squirrels can ...<br />
Continued from page 21<br />
has turned very black and<br />
cracked. Should I recut that<br />
branch a little closer to the<br />
trunk for him?<br />
Yes. If the blackened old<br />
limb extends beyond the roll<br />
of new bark that the plant<br />
is producing to cover the<br />
wound, cut it back to the<br />
edge of that roll. That will<br />
shorten the time it will take<br />
the plant to swell the new<br />
bark out and over the remnants.<br />
I would not cut back<br />
far enough that you were<br />
cutting into green wood.<br />
Dear Neil: Our townhouse<br />
commons board decided to<br />
do extensive relandscaping<br />
by removing topsoil and the<br />
grass that had died during<br />
the drought. They also did a<br />
lot of trimming of the trees,<br />
saying it would help the new<br />
grass and plants grow more<br />
vigorously. My concern is<br />
whether this is the best time<br />
to be exposing the bare soil<br />
and do the rest of this work.<br />
Fall is the best time for<br />
landscaping. Trees and<br />
shrubs planted in the fall<br />
will have six extra months<br />
to get good root systems<br />
established compared to<br />
spring plantings. As for<br />
whether exposing bare soil<br />
at this point might or might<br />
not have been a good idea,<br />
that rests completely with<br />
whether they planted sod or<br />
seeded a cool-season grass<br />
in the interim week or so<br />
since you sent your question.<br />
You should be fine.<br />
Dear Neil: What is this<br />
absolutely stunning groundcover<br />
I saw at a shopping<br />
center recently? It’s not just<br />
an annual, is it? (Photo enclosed)<br />
That’s purpleheart (Setcreasea<br />
pallida). It’s a sister<br />
to the tropical hanging<br />
basket plants known as<br />
wandering Jews. Purpleheart<br />
is winter-hardy in<br />
most winters, but it does die<br />
down to the ground with the<br />
first freeze. Its electric, midlavender/purple<br />
color just<br />
gets more intense as the<br />
fall weather cools. It’s also<br />
quite tolerant of heat and<br />
drought. Nice plant.<br />
Dear Neil: I saw your<br />
recent reference to twig girdlers.<br />
I’ve attached a photo<br />
of a tree in our front yard.<br />
Is the damage you see of the<br />
nasty twig girdler?<br />
For others, let me describe<br />
what the photo shows. It’s<br />
a close photo of the trunk<br />
of a tree that appears to be<br />
10 or 12 inches in diameter.<br />
Equal-sized branches fork<br />
apart at a 40-degree angle,<br />
and one is encircled by a<br />
ring of dark bark that would<br />
appear to be at the juncture<br />
of the two limbs. This<br />
is completely different from<br />
the damage done by twig<br />
girdlers. That large beetle<br />
attacks branches up to onehalf-inch<br />
in diameter. This<br />
is some type of seepage coming<br />
from within the branch,<br />
and you definitely want to<br />
have a certified arborist look<br />
at this tree as soon as possible.<br />
It probably will be nothing<br />
of concern, but you need<br />
to know that to be sure.<br />
Dear Neil: I have a large<br />
splitleaf philodendron (not<br />
the climbing type). I’ve had<br />
it for several years, but now<br />
I’m wondering if I can get it<br />
into the house for the winter.<br />
It’s probably 6 feet across.<br />
Can it be trimmed?<br />
No. If you start removing<br />
healthy leaves, you’ll really<br />
set it back, plus it will<br />
be leggy and unsightly as it<br />
tries to regrow next spring.<br />
I have a large one that is<br />
probably 30 years old. I put<br />
it on a plant dolly and wheel<br />
it into my greenhouse for<br />
the winter. At that point,<br />
I insert three fairly heavy<br />
(1-inch) stakes into the pot,<br />
and I use soft rope to pull<br />
the plant up into a tight vase<br />
shape. You might be able to<br />
do something akin to that,<br />
just more attractive, for the<br />
winter. Or, put it on casters<br />
and wheel it into and out of<br />
the garage as the weather<br />
changes. If it’s Philodendron<br />
selloum, it can take a light<br />
frost (to 31 or 32 degrees)<br />
without damage. However, I<br />
don’t take that chance. Good<br />
luck.<br />
<br />
Have a question you’d<br />
like Neil to consider? Mail<br />
it to him in care of the <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong>, P.O. Box<br />
149, Decatur, TX 76234 or<br />
email him at mailbag@sperrygardens.com.<br />
Neil regrets<br />
that he cannot reply to questions<br />
individually.<br />
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