Question: I read a small article online that you wrote about fruitless olive trees. We just had two new 36-inch box fruitless olive trees planted in our front yard. We noticed about a dozen green olives growing at the top areas of the trees.
Bob Morris
Bob Morris is a horticulture expert living in Las Vegas and professor emeritus for the University of Nevada. Visit his blog at xtremehorticulture.blogspot.com. Send questions to Extremehort@aol.com.
BOB MORRIS
Question: Do you know where I can get pheromone traps for insects that cause damage in our area and also for thrips that damage nectarines?
BOB MORRIS
I recently purchased an asparagus fern, which now, after a few weeks of tender loving care, has decided to go bonkers. It is sending up spikes of growth with little or no “leaves” on it! Should these be trimmed or left alone and see how they end up?
BOB MORRIS
Question: We had a problem with our Thompson seedless grapes. The grapes are about the size of a BB and dried up and fell off.
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