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  2. Leyland cypress - Wikipedia

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    The tallest Leyland cypress documented is about 40 m (130 ft) tall and still growing. [18] However, because their roots are relatively shallow, a large leylandii tends to topple over. The shallow root structure also means that it is poorly adapted to areas with hot summers, such as the southern half of the United States.

  3. Vermiculite and Perlite Aren't Interchangeable—Here's How to ...

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    What plants do not like perlite? Because perlite is improves soil draining, plants that prefer damp environments (ferns, mosses, certain tropical plants) should not be potted or planted using ...

  4. Neil Sperry: Answers to common questions before North ... - AOL

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    Early March is soon enough. Scalp turf too early and you run the risk of a late frost setting the lawn back. And don’t send your clippings to fill up the landfill.

  5. Transplanting - Wikipedia

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    In agriculture and gardening, transplanting or replanting is the technique of moving a plant from one location to another. Most often this takes the form of starting a plant from seed in optimal conditions, such as in a greenhouse or protected nursery bed , then replanting it in another, usually outdoor, growing location.

  6. Vegetative reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Most common methods of natural vegetative reproduction involve the development of a new plant from specialized structures of a mature plant. In addition to adventitious roots, roots that arise from plant structures other than the root, such as stems or leaves, modified stems, leaves and roots play an important role in plants' ability to ...

  7. Tree planting - Wikipedia

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    A eucalyptus plantation in final stages at Arimalam.. The type of tree planted may have great influence on the environmental outcomes. It is often much more profitable to outside interests to plant fast-growing species, such as eucalyptus, casuarina or pine (e.g., Pinus radiata or Pinus caribaea), even though the environmental and biodiversity benefits of such monoculture plantations are not ...

  8. Root ball - Wikipedia

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    A root ball [1] is the mass of roots and growing media at the base of a plant such as trees, shrubs, and other perennials and annual plants. [2] The appearance and structure of the root ball will be largely dependent on the method of growing used in the production of the plant.

  9. Hydroponics - Wikipedia

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    Top-fed deep water culture is a technique involving delivering highly oxygenated nutrient solution direct to the root zone of plants. While deep water culture involves the plant roots hanging down into a reservoir of nutrient solution, in top-fed deep water culture the solution is pumped from the reservoir up to the roots (top feeding).