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My Chickasaw Plum Snag is a Habitat Tree
Half of my two story Chickasaw plum tree (Prunus angustifolia) died almost two years ago yet the rest is still hanging in there. This past winter I planted a handful of Chickasaw plum seedlings around my rewilded yard to cover my bases if the other half dies - including in my right-of-way strip where I’m working to replace non-native Kousa dogwoods. My daughter kindly dug the holes for me to add more Chickasaw plums to my rewilded yard! Chickasaw plums are a fabulous keyston

ljmarkson
Jun 194 min read


Say Goodbye to Kousa Dogwood and Hello to (Native) Chickasaw Plum
Half my Chickasaw plum tree ( Prunus angustifolia ) died last winter and the other half doesn’t seem at all affected so I’m just letting...

ljmarkson
Aug 24, 20254 min read


The Native Carolina Cherry Laurel Controversy
I recently watched a small flock of hungry cedar waxwings eat what berries (drupes) previous birds missed on my now blooming Carolina...

ljmarkson
Mar 14, 20234 min read
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