- October
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- Fall is a great time to plant or transplant trees and shrubs.
- Proper planting is an
- important step in establishing healthy plants.
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- Limit fall pruning to removal of dead, diseased or broken limbs only –
- fall is not the time
- of the year for heavy pruning.
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- Shredded hardwood tree leaves make a good mulch material. Shredding the leaves
- increases the rate of decomposition and helps prevent the leaves from matting, which
- prevents air and water flow when wet. You can rake the leaves into a pile and cut them
- up with a lawn mower if you do not have a shredder.
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- To minimize blackspot
- and other foliage diseases, collect, remove and destroy any fallen
- leaves or debris around rose bushes. These diseases overwinter in decaying leaves.
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- Shrubs in our area that are in bloom or have interesting fruit, bark or foliage during this
- month include:
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- Pyracantha coccinea
- Scarlet Firethorn
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- Callicarpa
- Beautyberry
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- Ilex
- Holly