HomeGrown 04/11/10 - Unusual Form Trees & Tree Root Function

HomeGrown gets to the bottom of two big gardening questions this week with interviews about weeping and contorted trees – and what makes a tree root healthy and happy. Brian Upchurch of Highland Creek Nursery in North Carolina knows all about those distinctive contorted, pendulous and weeping plants, and Florida plant expert Ed Gilman explains what makes a tree root work – or not work – and why. Downloadable MP3Find out more:

• Pendulous Plants
• Small Plants
• Brian Upchurch on the basics of grafting
• Edward Gilman
• Ed Gilman on planting and establishing trees
• Where are tree roots?
• Planting trees