I am trying to buy two 4-foot smoke trees for the Palm Desert, CA area. The local nurseries don't have any, and I have to be a landscaper in order to get one wholesale. Do you have any ideas where I can order two and not get over charged?
There are several places online that you can purchase from. Here are a few reputable sellers:
http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/SmokeTree.htm?gclid=CKb7qtqUq6UCFUVqKgodPWMyYA
http://www.willisorchards.com/category/Smoke+Tree+Family?gclid=COmriPOUq6UCFUVqKgodPWMyYA
I live in San Francisco and live in Noe Valley, a great weather area. Right now, it's 72 degrees outside and I was pruning my smoke tree because it's getting scraggly and not very showy. I've started pruning it with a rose pruning method, but would it be better for me to really attack it?
This article has the proper method for pruning this tree:
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ho/ho45/ho45.htm
About two years ago, my dog chewed through the bark, halfway up the tree. I put a splint and duct tape on it, mostly to keep it alive and from falling over. Now the duct tape is coming off and I do not know just what to do to preserve this little tree. Hate to lose it! It stands about 5 feet tall and does throw out mahogany blooms in the early summer. Also, I would like to make it more of a shrub instead of a tree.
After two years, the bark should have healed itself. As long as the bark is not girdled (removed all the way around the tree), the tree should be ok without the duct tape. If it is still leaning, you may want to put in a stake on the far side and use some rope to gently pull it back straight.
You can start pruning it more severely to make it more shrub shaped than tree shaped.
I live in Athens County in Ohio. It has been in the ground here for about two years.
The larger a tree is, the more likely it is to experience transplant shock. At this point, it would have a rather difficult time to move to a new location.
How long does a smoke tree live?
The leaves on my purple smoke bush are all dry. Is it dead?
This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/how-to-tell-if-a-plant-is-dead-and-how-to-recover-an-almost-dead-plant.htm
We have had a wisteria vine for four years and have not had any blooms. What are we doing wrong? My husband trims regularly. Second, we have a smoke tree and it had the 'smoke plumes' for several years and now has not had any 'smoke plumes' for about 4 or 5 years. Do we need to do something different?
You may be having a problem with phosphorus. Plants require this nutrient in order to bloom. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/phosphorus-plant-growth.htm