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QUESTION: I had to cut off several limbs from my camphor tree after the 1989 freeze. I thought I had pruned away all the damage, but there still is a wound that won’t heal. The bark keeps pee… ...
It also includes a Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Category 1 Invasive Plant, the camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora). At an estimated six percent of our urban forest, the camphor tree is our ...
Q: I have a large Camphor tree in my backyard that is beginning to overhang the roof. It needs to be cut back, but because it is evergreen, I am not sure when to prune. It is covering most of the ...
Chuck writes: We have a camphor tree that just isn't full. I prune the "dead" branches and as you know, about 1/3 of its leaves drop during the year. I am not sure why it is not full - it is about ...
THIS week, Hillcrest Conservancy takes a look at the Camphor tree, as part of its series of articles on alien invasive plants, to help the community to identify and eradicate them from their gardens.
This tree's origin is China, Taiwan and Korea, and it was imported into Florida in 1875 for camphor production of oil and wood. This proved unprofitable, but the tree remains as a shade tree ...
QUESTION: My 3-year-old camphor tree is stunted. It produces new leaves, but it appears an equal number is falling off. What care does the tree need? ANSWER: Young camphor trees appear to pass thro… ...