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FW: gumbo limbo witches'-broom --boron deficiency?

Caldwell,Doug L — 2013-03-15T09:42:58+00:00

Here's some pics of the witche's-broom symptoms on gumbo limbo---keep your eyes peeled for this!

Doug

http://collier.ifas.ufl.edu/CommHort/HomeCommHort.shtml Dougbug Hort Videos at: http://www.youtube.com/user/dougbughimself http://www.facebook.com/CollierCountyExtension ________________________________ From: Caldwell,Doug L Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 5:51 PM To: Broschat,Timothy K Subject: FW: gumbo limbo witches'-broom --boron deficiency?

Hi Tim, Have you seen this symptom before? Stephen Brown suggested it might be boron deficiency….?! [...]

GT info frm Dougbug

Caldwell,Doug L — 2013-03-15T09:48:43+00:00

Please see attached seminar announcement on stormwater ponds--you know, those backyard, HOA "lakes"!

Here's links to 2 recent videos: Brown rust disease of yellow "blow-over" senna: http://youtu.be/2IofTt2BwZw also see attached fact sheet on this disease. And rugose spiraling whitefly, the sequel:

http://youtu.be/aJeh4adiY1s

Finally, Paper isn't history, yet, chuckles here: http://vimeo.com/61275290

See you all at the meeting today! [...]

Cultivar Information help needed

Haddock,Susan R — 2013-02-20T15:34:53+00:00

Hi,

In Bijan Dehgan's book Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates (University Press of Florida, 1998), he states that Trachelospermum asiaticum is "often mislabeled and sold as T. jasminoides 'Nana', 'Minima', or 'Microphylla'. Other available cultivars include 'Mini Mound' and 'Variegation'."

You might want to ask the grower to trace his source for the plants (plugs or cuttings) back to whoever he got them from and ask the questions about this "cultivar" and it's registration. [...]

Cultivar Information help needed

Steed,Shawn T — 2013-02-19T21:52:05+00:00

EH faculty,

I've had a grower ask me about the groundcover confederate jasmine 'minima' or maybe Asian jasmine 'minima'. He has an issue with a 'minima' reverting to a larger leaf variety. Do you know where I might find info on this cultivar and its origins? I have looked in Dir's Manual of Woody Landscape Plants and Hortus 3rd., but my editions are about 15 years old with no reference to 'minima'. Online I get dubious leads and no .edu source. We are trying to find the botanical difference of Asian jasmine Trachelospermum asiaticum 'minima' if there is such a [...]