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Jennifer Anderson
Dec 3, 20232 min read
Blackgum Tops the Charts for Fall Foliage, Tasty Honey and Pollinator Values
An all-around exceptional tree for the home, Blackgum/Tupelo increasingly is turning up along streets and sidewalks. It has brilliant...
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Jennifer Anderson
Nov 25, 20233 min read
Grasses for Gardens and Basket Weaving
What a thrill to plant together perennials that take turns popping colors all season long. Even better: adding native grasses for...
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Jennifer Anderson
Nov 13, 20232 min read
Steeplebush and My Old Whacking Days
Every plant brings to mind a story. Steeplebush also is called Hardhack because farmers back in the day had a hard time cutting these...
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Jennifer Anderson
Nov 7, 20233 min read
The Red in Red Maple
The scientific name for Red Maple, Acer rubrum, always reminds me of the ominous word the boy keeps repeating in Stephen King’s The...
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Jennifer Anderson
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Atlantic White Cedar: At Home in the Bogs
Happy day-after Halloween everyone, and if you have a swampy or low-lying area in need of a tree, try Chamaecyparis thyoides. If you...
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Jennifer Anderson
Oct 23, 20234 min read
Eastern Hemlock: Glimmers of Hope
I got a call recently from someone looking to create a hedge in an area of deep shade – no more than 1 to 2 hours a day of sunlight. Wow,...
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Jennifer Anderson
Oct 15, 20233 min read
Aronia bumps blueberry out of the No. 1 spot
Looking for a healthy berry? Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa, tops the list.
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Jennifer Anderson
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Understory: Ironwood vs. Ironwood
Here’s a tripper-upper: Hornbeam and Hophornbeam, two understory trees that also both go by the name Ironwood. Wait, there’s more: Both...
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Jennifer Anderson
Aug 20, 20233 min read
Untwined – A Closer Look at Native Vines
Summer blooms spilling over an evergreen hedge. Shade atop your trellis. A natural bird feeder. Native vines do all of this and more. ...
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Jennifer Anderson
Jul 2, 20232 min read
Shade Loving and Deer Resistant
When I first started Tree Talk Natives in 2020 I got lots of questions I was not prepared to answer, most frequently: Is it deer...
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Jennifer Anderson
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Hot Tree -- Sassafras albidum
Sassafras seemed to be on everyone's wish list last summer – not just because of the leaves’ cute shapes but also the glorious fall...
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Jennifer Anderson
Jan 3, 20232 min read
Ripping Out Autumn Olive
Birds and deer do eat its berries (not the most nutritious snack), and its roots help control erosion. But those virtues do not...
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Jennifer Anderson
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Prickly -- or Not
Those spiny hollies! I hated them as a kid, stepping on the sharp, fallen leaves with my bare feet. Now I love them – not the spines but...
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Jennifer Anderson
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Fall Color
Every season is thrilling in my garden and at my farm, now with the blazing colors of fall. Everywhere I look I see deep reds, purples,...
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Jennifer Anderson
Jul 19, 20222 min read
Refuge from the Heat
When temperatures top 90 degrees, I seek shelter where I can, and my first choice is usually under the luscious, dangling green leaves of...
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Jennifer Anderson
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Tree of Life
Thuja occidentalis: How about ushering in summer with a beautiful, new, native evergreen? One of my favorites that grows naturally...
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Jennifer Anderson
Apr 3, 20222 min read
'Favorite Tree of the Virgin Mary'
Hello Native Tree Lovers, I’m what I would consider a decent reader – not a particularly big reader, but I enjoy my books. One I just...
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Jennifer Anderson
Mar 12, 20222 min read
Silky Willow, a Spring Shiner
Willows epitomize the natural world: long, flowing stems and leaves blowing in the breeze, and gloriously humble late-winter catkins. ...
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Jennifer Anderson
Feb 2, 20222 min read
The Lovely Yellowwood: A Great Choice for a Small Garden
My neighbor has a Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea), and the form of this tree is lovely and graceful, a beautiful sight on my daily dog...
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Jennifer Anderson
Jan 3, 20222 min read
Hello Native Tree Lovers and Happy 2022!
What is on your to-do list as we begin a new year? Mine is to dig up the Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina domestica, we inherited when we bought...
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