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Thanks Bernie. Our trees and shrubs have never looked so good. We have been so amazed at the turn around the maples have taken since cutting away the girdling roots and air knife work 3 years ago. We were close to loosing all of our azaleas before you started treating them. The most important thing is all of your products are organic and will not harm the environment. -- Diane S., Norwalk, OH

I should have done this before now but circumstances prevented it. This is what I must tell you. My trees are beautiful. The crowns on the Norway Maples are full and green. The two trees, Red Maple and Crimsom King, that had no root flares to speak of, are larger and fuller. I don't see any bugs on any of the trees and shrubbery. -- Frances D., Lorain, OH

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The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.

Agathis Kauri Conifers Agathis australis Kauri Pine; Dammar Agathis lanceolata Red Kauri Agathis robusta Dundathu Pine; Queensland Kauri; Smooth Bark Kauri

Araucaria Monkey Puzzle Trees Araucaria angustifolia Paran Pine Araucaria araucana Monkey-Puzzle Tree Araucaria bidwillii Bunya-bunya Araucaria columnaris Cook Pine Araucaria cunninghamii Moreton Bay Pine; Hoop Pine Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine Araucaria hunsteinii Klinki

Athrotaxis Tasmanian Cedars Athrotaxis cupressoides Pencil Pine Athrotaxis selaginoides King Billy Pine

Callitris Cypress-pines Callitris columellaris White Cypress-pine; Murray River Cypress-pine; Northern Cypress-pine Callitris preissii Rottnest Island Pine Callitris verrucosa Mallee Pine; Sandhill Pine; Scrub Cypress Pine

Calocedrus Incense Cedars Calocedrus decurrens California Incense Cedar

Chamaecyparis False Cypresses Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson False Cypress; Port Orford Cedar Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Nootka False Cypress; Alaska Cedar; Yellow Cedar Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki False Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera Sawara False Cypress Chamaecyparis thyoides White False Cypress; Atlantic White Cedar

Cryptomeria Oriental Cedars Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cedar

Cunninghamia Cunninghamia Cunninghamia lanceolata China Fir

Cupressus True Cypresses Cupressus arizonica stephensonii Cuyamaca Cypress Cupressus forbesii Tecate Cypress Cupressus leylandii Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey Cypress Cupressus sempervirens Mediterranean Cypress; Italian Cypress

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ELM SPRINGS (KFSM) The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is investigating whether the town of Elm Springs is properly maintaining an evaporation field where liquid waste is disposed of, officials say.

State investigators traveled to Elm Springs on Thursday (Oct. 16) to examine the field and are putting together a written report on whether the field has been maintained properly as spelled out in the towns state permit, according to officials. Another name for the 6.2-acre piece of land under investigation is surface-pipe disposal field.

A complaint was filed with the state on Oct. 13 by Harold Douthit, a member of the Elm Springs City Council, officials said.

Douthit is vying to unseat Elm Springs Mayor Ben Wall in the Nov. 4 election.

The town uses the evaporation field to dispose of liquid waste after it has been processedthrough the sewer-and-water treatment plant,according to Kevin Caudle, an Elm Springs Sewer Committee member. After it is drained into the field, it evaporates, Caudle said.

Thecomplaint filed with ADEQ states that the guidelines for the surface-pipe disposal field outlined in the towns permit are not being upheld.

At issue is the disposal of grass clippings when the field gets mowed, according to Caudle. He said although the field is being mowed on a weekly basis, the grass clippings are not being gathered and disposed of. They are being left in the field, according to Caudle.

Wall told 5NEWS the clippings are not a major problem.

The mayor also said that once the clippings were bagged, there was the problem of what to do with them, and there was no good way to dispose of them.

If the state finds a problem with the upkeep of the land, the town could risk losing its permit for the field, Caudle said.

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Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Landscape Formula works systemically to protect your trees and shrubs from insects for up to 12 months. Effective against such pests as aphids, adelgids, japanese beetles, emerald ash borers, and leafminersBayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Landscape Formula will keep your trees and shrubs looking beautiful year round.

This formulation is twice as concentrated as the originalBayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Concentrate.

Can too much rain impact the efficacy of Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Landscape Formula?

No! After Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Landscape Formula is applied, too much rain will not reduce efficacy, and the systemic action cant be washed off.

Does the size of the tree make a difference?

Yes! The use rate is 0.5 ounce of the product per 1 inch of distance around the tree trunk (circumference).

How long does Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Landscape Formula work?

A single application of this product provides season-long systemic, 12 months of residual control of insect pests on trees and shrubs.

Can I apply Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Landscape Formula to my fruit trees?

Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Landscape Formula is registered and labeled for use around the following fruit and nut trees: apple, crabapple, loquat, mayhew, oriental pear, pear, pecan and quince.

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Natural Tree & Shrub Care

If you love your trees and shrubs, and know how much it costs to replace them if they die, then you know that it makes sense to spend a small amount annually to protect your largest landscape investment. Now you can keep your trees and shrubs healthy, without spraying poisons into the air around your home.

Chemical Tree and Shrub Programs are not the answer. Chemical Programs pump the plants full of nitrogen, which causethe plants to grow quickly and develop large leaf surfaces. These leaves are really tasty to pests because when you push a plant to grow, it has fewer resources to put into defending itself, sopests love it! Its no wonder that once you start fertilizing your trees chemically, you also happen to need the more poisonous chemicals to prevent pests.

The soil in your yard is not exactly virgin forest soil. In many cases, its recent basement soil doesnt hold a lot of nutrients and can be very low on biology. Soil biology plays a huge role in both feeding and protecting your trees and shrubs from pests. There are studies that show when under attack from a pest, the plant sends a signal through its roots to soil bacteria, which then triggers the plant's natural defense system to discourage the pest. Without good soil biology, youll be more likely to need chemical pesticides! This is why the foundation of our tree and shrub program is adding beneficial microbes and natural botanicals to enhance good soil biology.

An alternative to pesticides, our Tree & Shrub Healthcare Program enhances the biological life of your trees and your soil...instead of creating a chemical dependency. Our compost tea and natural botanical sprays are packed with natural nutrients that are absorbed rapidly through leaves, bark, and roots. Think of these treatments as probiotics as opposed to the chemicals which are antibiotics. We help your plants help themselves and the end result is beautiful plants without all the chemicals being sprayed into the air and soil around your home.

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The Master Gardener Helpline volunteers often field calls in late summer from homeowners with concerns about leaf spots and browning on deciduous landscape foliage. These are trees and shrubs that lose their leaves each fall.

Similar questions arise from those who see late-season powdery mildew on perennials or non-evergreen shrubs. Is treatment required and what should be used to protect or save their planting?

Conversations about these concerns to these University of Illinois Extension volunteers are first addressed by making certain the master gardener knows what specific planting is being affected. When the homeowner is not certain, questions will be posed to them which can help narrow the field. Digital photos of the tree, shrub or perennial causing concern can be especially helpful when sent to the Helpline email address, listed below.

There is a general rule of thumb that should put most homeowners at ease when it comes to these late-season foliar problems. The planting in question has been photosynthesizing all season long and has produced the majority of the food energy needed for it to make it through the winter. What can be produced in the next few weeks before the leaves fall off is not as important as what was produced up to this point. Treatment of foliar diseases this late in the season is not necessary.

Fall cleanup of diseased leaves becomes extremely important so that the disease spores found on them are removed from your property. This wont always solve the issue, but will certainly help it to not build up for the next growing season. Dispose of the leaves, dont try to compost them. Most home compost piles never heat up to high enough temperatures to kill the disease spores.

Evaluate the area around the planting and see if there are ways to improve air circulation, increase sunlight or in general to help the area dry out more quickly than it might be already. Fungal diseases need moisture to grow, and leaves that stay wet are more susceptible to infection. When selecting new plants in areas where disease has been sited, look for disease-resistant varieties that will help reduce the problem as well.

Email your home garden and lawn questions to uiemg-dupage@illinois.edu or phone the Master Gardener Helpline at 630-955-1123. Visit our website at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk/.

Julie Moore has been a master gardener volunteer with the University of Illinois Extension in DuPage County for 10 years and has a degree in ornamental horticulture from the University of Illinois.

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Man released from jail accused of rape

A 40-year-old man was accused on Tuesday of raping a 64-year-old woman who had picked him up after he was released from the Marion County Jail on Monday.

The victim told Marion County Sheriffs Office detective Mark Peavy that she picked James Patrick Kane up at the jail about 4 p.m. and took him to her residence. She said they talked and she told him she had a busy day the next day and needed to go to bed. She told him she did not want to have sex because she had a headache, a report states.

She said she gave Kane a kiss on the cheek and he grabbed the back of her head and began kissing her and then forcibly had sex with her, the report notes.

Peavy and a sheriffs deputy found Kane and talked to him. According to the report, he said the woman picked him up and they went to her home. He said they left and later returned, and that she told him she did not want to have sex because of a headache. He admitted to having sex with the woman without her consent, the report states.

Kane was arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail, where he was charged with sexual assault.

Police: Woman sent drugs to inmate

A woman who is accused of sending drugs through the mail to her incarcerated boyfriend turned herself in at the Marion County Jail on Monday. She was charged with introducing contraband into the jail.

A jail employee was checking mail and noticed a suspicious envelope and showed it to Detective Meyer Carter.

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KALISPELL - Flathead National Forest officials say that weather, wind and fuel conditions are favorable this week for fire managers to conduct some prescribed burns.

Smoke will be visible from various places in the Flathead Valley, and each project will follow a Prescribed Fire Burn Plan.

The prescribed fire projects are designed to reduce the potential for adverse effects, and minimize the potential for an escape as a wildland fire, according to a news release.

The project areas scheduled include the Tally Lake Ranger District, the Hungry Horse/Glacier View Ranger District, Swan Lake Ranger District, and Spotted Bear Ranger District.

Tally Lake Ranger District:

Good Creek - This ecosystem burn project targets 142 acres of mid to upper elevation shrub and conifer near Grouse Creek. Fire suppression has caused a change in species composition resulting in an encroachment of conifers into an open shrub field. Prescribed fire will reintroduce fire to overall improve wildlife habitat and reduce the conifer encroachment.

Hungry Horse/Glacier View Ranger District:

Paint Emery Central Prescribed Burns - The prescribed 1362 acre burns on the east side of Hungry Horse Reservoir and northwest of Great Northern Mountain are part of a multi-unit wildlife habitat enhancement project. The objective identified for these burns is to create a diverse forest landscape composed of mixed tree species and stand structure, including small openings and forested areas with a diversity of tree species, shrubs, and age groups. Increased diversity and reduced downed woody material will reduce the risk of severe wildland fire and its effects on resources in the area.

Firefighter Mountain Prescribed Burns - The objective of this 295 acre project on the east side Hungry Horse Reservoir on and adjacent to Firefighter Mountain is to change forest structure and density to portions of the treatment area by applying low to moderate intensity fire. The expected outcome will restore and enhance grass and shrub components, make the area more productive for ungulates and other foraging wildlife, and curb wildland fire spread by reducing fuel loadings and tree density in the forest area.

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RESIDENTS of Waterview Heights, west of Grafton, are being called on this spring to keep a lookout for Shane, a koala who is back on his home turf after a confrontation with a german shepherd in October last year.

WIRES is urging anyone who might see a very large koala with an orange tag in his left ear and a defining hind-leg limp to call the WIRES hotline, 66434055, with the date, time and location of the sighting.

Shane first came into the care of Clarence Valley WIRES on October 6 last year after tangling with the dog on Wattle Drive.

Named after the owner who promptly called WIRES then helped to get him out of his garden shrub, the koala was found to be a big 8kg, six-year-old boy with a few bite marks on his rump and a broken left hind foot from in the attack.

He was also found to have a previously broken tibia (shinbone), but otherwise was in the best of health.

Once safely in a carry basket, the incredible network that would save Shane's life raced into action.

He was rushed to the Clarence Valley vet clinic for a first crucial dose of antibiotics against infection, and by afternoon was at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary under care at the wonderful wildlife hospital that is second-to-none anywhere in the world.

By morning he was in the hands of the dedicated vets at the Irwins' Australian Wildlife Hospital, where his badly crushed toe was amputated and he was to spend the next seven months undergoing prolonged monitoring and treatment for a wound that stubbornly refused to heal.

As a large dominant male Shane could only be returned to his original home territory, and as close as possible to his pick-up site.

After a further many hours in a cramped basket returning to Grafton, a travel-weary and grumpy Shane was finally freed at dusk on May 23 into a favourite forest red gum tree on Mulligan Drive, some 400m from where he was found.

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About 60 to 70 percent of trees in Powell are ash of one kind or another. Around 500 of those are city-maintained trees, according to Parks Superintendent Del Barton, who also is the city arborist.

But Les Koch, Wyoming State Forestry Division forest health program leader in Cheyenne said the ash borer may or may not arrive in Powell.

Yes, its possible, I would say distinctly low-risk at this time, Koch said.

Boulder is the only place this side of the Mississippi River that the ash borer has been discovered. And, its being contained.

As of this date, the insect has not been detected in Wyoming, Koch said.

There are thousands of privately owned ash trees in Powell, Barton said. All are at risk from the small bugs with the metallic green shell.

Emerald ash borer eggs are laid on the outer bark of trees. After the eggs hatch, the larvae burrow beneath the bark. The larvae eat phloem, the nutrient-transporting system under the bark, and that creates tunnel-like galleries.

As more galleries are eaten, the tree soon begins to exhibit symptoms of dieback (begins to die), including thinning and dying treetops, and sprouting from the base or trunk.

It costs $1 per circumference inch to treat a tree, likely with a chemical known as imidacloprid. If the trees range from 20- to 40-inch circumference, thats $20 to $40 per tree.

Estimating about 500 public ash trees, the math shows the cost at $10,000 to $20,000 per year just for the imidacloprid, Barton said.

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