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- Q.Are Balsam Trees And Lime Trees The Same Family - Are balsam trees and lime trees the same family?
- Q.Arrowhead Balsam - I would like to know the medicinal qualities and properties of arrowhead balsam and its root. It is a wild ...
- Q.Balsam Fir Trees - A forty year old balsam fir is showing signs of decline. Foliage is patchie and some limbs are bare ...
- Q.When Balsam Flowers Die Can They Be Pinched Off To Rebloom ? - annual balsam flower for flower bed
- Q.What Causes Yellow Leaves And Black Around Holes On Leaves Of Balsam? - I have used garden powder but doesn't seem to help stop the holes or yellowing.
- Q.What Do I Do With My Balsam Seedlings, Now In A Planter? - I guess I should have planted them in the soil by now, but the weather is so hot.
- Q.My Balsam Is Dying Bcoz Of Over Watering… Now I Have Added Fertilizer To Save The Plant… Please Give A Quick Way To Save My - plant Plant is completely drooping... O always feel it needs water... Bt soil is always sticky
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wacow on
April 22, 2011Q.Are Balsam Trees and Lime Trees the Same Family
Are balsam trees and lime trees the same family?
Answered by
Heather on
April 27, 2011
Certified ExpertA.No, they are not. Balsam's botanical name is Abeis balsamea or Pinus balsamea, depending on who you ask. Lime is Tilia Europoea (though there are many species and varieties of lime, so this may vary.)
The first word in the botanical name will name the family. The second the species. So, as the botanical family names are different, they are not in the same family.
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Anonymous on
July 5, 2011Q.Arrowhead Balsam
I would like to know the medicinal qualities and properties of arrowhead balsam and its root. It is a wild plant that grows on grassy slopes in Canada and the USA. I have seen it all around the Colville, Wa area and the west Kootenay area of Canada.
- Answered by
Nikki on
July 5, 2011
Certified ExpertA.I think you mean the arrow-leaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata), which is also native to many parts of the U.S. as well as Canada. The sap has been used as an antiseptic for minor wounds, and while the entire plant is edible, this same bitter-tasting sap isn't particularly yummy on the palate. However, the large taproot is said to be far more pleasing. This article has more information on the plant: http://www.mtnativeplants.org/filelib/14.pdf
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Anonymous on
June 21, 2018Q.Balsam fir trees
A forty year old balsam fir is showing signs of decline. Foliage is patchie and some limbs are bare of needles. Is this a recognized condition?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 21, 2018A.This could be a needle cast disease.
This article will help.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/naspf/sites/default/files/publications/na-fr-02-96how_to_identify_and_manage_needlecast_diseases_on_balsam_fir.pdfWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
jonvarsho on
May 23, 2020
Lisbon, Ohio 44432Q.When Balsam Flowers Die Can They Be Pinched Off To Rebloom ?
annual balsam flower for flower bed
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
May 26, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Yes, deadheading the flowers will encourage continued blooms.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/balsam/balsam-plant-information.htm
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blh100496 on
July 14, 2020
56728Q.What Causes Yellow Leaves And Black Around Holes On Leaves Of Balsam?
I have used garden powder but doesn't seem to help stop the holes or yellowing.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 16, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Depending on the powder that you used, it may not have been a fungicide. This is what will be necessary to kill off a bacterial infection, which is what sounds like it happening. I cannot say with certainty, as your photo did not come through.
Here are some articles that will help you to use fungicides correctly, and to care for the tree:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/biofungicide-information.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/homemade-fungicide.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/balsam/balsam-plant-information.htm
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July 31, 2020Q.What do I do with my balsam seedlings, now in a planter?
I guess I should have planted them in the soil by now, but the weather is so hot.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 1, 2020
Certified ExpertA.You may want to wait for cooler weather, depending upon how tall the seedlings have grown. Here's an article that may help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/balsam/balsam-plant-information.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Anonymous on
September 18, 2021Q.My Balsam Is Dying Bcoz Of Over Watering… Now I Have Added Fertilizer To Save The Plant… Please Give A Quick Way To Save My
plant Plant is completely drooping... O always feel it needs water... Bt soil is always sticky
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 1, 2021
Certified ExpertA.Sounds like you need to repot the plant in fresh soil and then make sure to let the soil start to dry between waterings.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/balsam/balsam-plant-information.htm
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