Can I leave the peat pot on when I plant? In our dry climate in Colorado the peat pot does not disintegrate before the roots need to move out into the surrounding soil. If the plant is well rooted (as it must be under Colorado law), the peat pot can easily be removed prior to planting.
Quinn Farrington
Nursery Area Manager
Is it ok to leave the wire basket on the tree when I plant it? Research has shown that after many years time, trees that were planted in wire baskets had roots that were girdled by the basket. First remove the pot, mulch, and plastic wrap from the outside of the wire basket. If you can remove the wire basket and set the tree in the hole without disturbing the roots, do so. Otherwise, set the tree in the planting hole where it is going to stay with the wire basket still on. Cut the wire basket from around the sides at least half way down. You can leave the bottom half attached underneath.
I
want a tree with some bright fall color in my yard. What would be a good
choice? These are the the best
for Denver metro area.
Autumn Purple Ash-foliage turns maroon
Autumn Blaze Maple-foliage turns orange/red
Red Sunset Maple-foliage turns orange/red
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Rocky Mountain Birch-foliage turns yellow
Golden Rain Tree-seed pods turn coppery
Hawthorns-good foliage color & red fruit
Mountain Ash-orange/red fruit
Newport Plum-foliage turns reddish
Redbud-foliage turns yellow.
If you don't have room for a
tree, but you still want more interest in your fall landscape, consider these
fall shrubs.
Mahonia (Oregon Holly Grape)-bronze foliage & blue berries Pyracantha-orange
or red berries
Barberry-foliage turns orangey/red & red berries
Coral Berry-berries: white, or coral colored
Cotoneaster-some have great fall foliage, all have either red or black berries
Mountain Mahogany-feathery seed heads
Apache Plume-fuzzy seed heads
Burning Bush-red foliage
Sand Cherry-foliage turns coppery/red
Sumac-orange to red foliage, red seed heads
Viburnum-many have beautiful fall foliage & berries ranging from red to black
Chokecherry-good fall color & red to black fruit
Dogwood-foliage turns reddish, white fruit turning black, and brilliant red
stems in winter
Serviceberry-great foliage colors & berries
Smokebush (Cotinus)-purple foliage turning yellow/orange
Boston and Englemann Ivy-fabulous fall foliage.
What can I plant to attract birds? They're happy to help themselves to things you plant for your family to eat from like cherry, plum, crabapple trees, grapes, blackberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, thimbleberries, or elderberry. You could also plant dogwood, honeysuckle, grape holly, euonymus, kinnickinnick, beauty bush, pyracantha, sumac, buckthorn, serviceberry, hackberry, shrub roses, nannyberry, cranberry, You could also plant a hackberry or hawthorn tree.