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Trees
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MG articles about trees and tree care
| Issue | Articles | Type | Date Added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care of Avocado/Citrus Trees | by Leslie Stevens, UCCE Master Gardener | 9/3/18 | |
| Cherries and Plums and Pears Oh, my | by Andrea Peck, Master Gardener | 1/3/14 | |
| Fertilizing Citrus for Tasty Fruit | by Master Gardener | 1/7/14 | |
| Growing Citrus and Avocado trees | by Jackie Woods, Master Gardener | 6/30/16 | |
| How do I care for a large walnut tree? | by Jutta Thoerner, Master Gardener | DOC | 8/27/13 |
| How to grow avocado trees | by Andrea Peck | DOC | 8/30/12 |
| How to prune different types of fruit trees | By Juttat Thornier, UCCE Master Gardener | 12/21/16 | |
| Is it hard to grow avocado and citrus in SLO county? | By Tami Reece, UCCE Master Gardener | DOC | 8/5/14 |
| Mistletoe | Dale Norrington, Master Gardener | 1/25/12 | |
| My fruit trees are dropping fruit. | by Jim Borland Master Gardener | DOC | 5/19/12 |
| Nut Preservation | by Ann Dozier | HTM | 9/30/08 |
| Oak Information Package | 4/18/11 | ||
| Oaks- Planting Acorns | By Andrea Peck | 3/16/12 | |
| Persimmon Trees | by Franklin Laemmlen, Ph.D. | HTM | 10/6/08 |
| Pine Pitch Canker | by Frank Laemmlen | HTM | 12/18/08 |
| Plant Bare Root Trees Now | By Tami Reece, Master Gardener | 1/3/15 | |
| Pruning with a purpose | by Kim McCue, Master Gardner | 12/13/14 | |
| Redwoods | Coast Redwoods as Landscape Trees by Michelle Le Strange Raising a Redwood by Mary Giambalvo How much water does a Redwood take? by Ann Dozier | 3/22/12 | |
| Should I trim back my fruit trees in June? | By Andrea Peck, UCCE Master Gardener | 10/9/17 | |
| StakingTrees | By Linda Lewis Griffith, UCCE Master Gardener | 10/9/17 | |
| Sudden Oak death in SLO | by Andrea Peck, UCCE Master Gardener | 3/24/17 | |
| Summer Pruning of Fruit | by Leonard Cicerello, UCCE Master Gardener | 5/23/16 | |
| Tips on growing and harvesting avocadoes | by Jutta Thoerner, UCCE Master Gardener | 11/30/16 | |
| Unusual varieties of citrus | By Elizabeth E. Grafton- Cardwell | 2/28/12 | |
| What are the brown balls that look like fruit growing on my Oak tree? | by Tami Reece, UCCE Master Gardener | 11/30/16 | |
| What are the woms on each fruit of his olive trees? | By Ann Dozier | 3/23/12 | |
| When to plant an avocado tree | by Tami Reece, UCCE Master Gardener San Luis Obispo | 6/16/14 | |
| Winter Fruit Tree Care | By Frank Laemmlen | HTM | 12/18/08 |
| Winterizing Fruit Trees | by Mary Giambalvo | HTM | 9/30/08 |