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Chip Tynan

Chip Tynan

Contributing Columnist at St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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  • English
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Recent Articles

stltoday.com

Move redwood seedlings while they are still dormant

After 33 years writing a gardening column for the Post-Dispatch, Chip Tynan is retiring from the Missouri Botanical Garden. We are rerunning some favorite columns for a few weeks, but
almost 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Italian stone pines are neither houseplants nor hardy outdoors

After 33 years writing a gardening column for the Post-Dispatch, Chip Tynan is retiring from the Missouri Botanical Garden. We are rerunning some favorite columns for a few weeks, but
almost 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Redbud may be able to recover from deer damage

Q • I have a small redbud tree planted five or so years. It has grown to about 5 feet. This year deer ate and broke off some of lower
almost 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Don’t dig up peonies during growing season

Q • I have several peonies that were my grandfather’s. I am considering a move to North Dakota this coming spring (likely April or May) and would like to take
about 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Wait until at least after first frost to eat persimmons

Q • I have heard that persimmons need a frost to turn them from tart to sweet, but is this just because the first frost and the normal time for
about 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Forsythia dieback could be due to fungus

Q • We have a forsythia bush that is dying one large branch at a time. Something similar happened to another bush until the entire plant was dead and had
about 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Leaf loss at bottom of barberry could be sunlight problem

Q • It appears that something is reducing the size of my red leaf barberries from the bottom up. I don’t know if it’s a fungus or what, but all
about 4 years ago
stltoday.com

No heavy pruning of boxwood until after frost in spring

Q • Is it OK to trim a boxwood hedge now or should I wait until the spring? Also, during the year when is it OK to trim the boxwoods?
about 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Don’t plant invasive Callery pear; try serviceberry or dogwood instead

Q • I’ve planted a dogwood tree in my front yard three times. They all died. I have full sun. It’s a small space, about 20 feet. Do you think
over 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Light pruning of burning bush is OK now

Q • What time of the year can I prune (I’m hoping now ) my burning bushes? I also have a weeping blue atlas cedar that needs cutting back. When
over 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Azalea lace bug may be to blame for plant’s decline

Q • Today I noticed one of our azaleas is not doing well. It’s losing color big time. Both of these were here when we moved in, in 1998. The
over 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Bugs, hail, sun can cause oozy spots on peaches

Q • Why do some of my peaches have spots with gummy sap oozing from within?
over 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Magnolias don't drop leaves all at once - STLtoday.com

Magnolias don't drop leaves all at once  STLtoday.com
over 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Cedar-apple rust fungus may be hard to escape if you live near cedars

Q • I recently bought property in the country with many cedar trees. Last year I planted two apple trees. This year I have an orange, jelly-like fungus all over
over 4 years ago
stltoday.com

‘Red Sprite’ holly is perhaps finest dwarf holly for growing in St....

Q • My parents live in a St. Louis area retirement community, while I live near Washington, D.C. Last year my husband and I promised my parents we would landscape
over 4 years ago
stltoday.com

Norfolk Island pine may not be able to be repotted

Q • I received a Norfolk Island pine as a gift. It needs repotting and stands 2- to 3-feet tall. The problem is that it has two lateral trees on
almost 5 years ago
stltoday.com

Cut back ferns in spring or fall — but fall will spare you the clea...

Cut back ferns in spring or fall — but fall will spare you the cleanup  STLtoday.com
almost 5 years ago
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Bringing orange trees into heated home stresses them out - STLtoday...

Bringing orange trees into heated home stresses them out  STLtoday.com
almost 5 years ago
stltoday.com

Rhubarb can be grown in St. Louis; just don’t water it too much

Q • I’m having a difficult time trying to grow rhubarb. Is it just too hot to grow rhubarb here in St. Louis? My rhubarb started out really good this
about 5 years ago
stltoday.com

Pine needles make a good protective mulch

Q • We have a large garden area in front of six large pine trees. The pine trees have finished shedding their needles, and our garden area is covered with
about 5 years ago
stltoday.com

Don’t trim back mums until spring

Q • Our chrysanthemums bloomed gorgeously, and some are still blooming. Do we cut them back and if so, how short? Do we cover with mulch? These are so lovely
about 5 years ago