Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FALL FOLIAGE AND BERRIES END OF SEASON PICS!! TAKE 2, 0 by coleup

coleup wrote:
Muddy, isn't your county one of the most highly overpopulated deer wise in the country? Overpopulation is as hard on the deer as the landscape. Just heard a news report that Rock Creek Park will have a series of closings of unnanounced areas to allow for the Park Service to enlist 'sharpshooters' to decrease the current deer population of 77 per square mile to 22, starting this week. That's a lot of pressure on any plants/trees, and unsustainable. Hope there are 'sharp planters' to restore the forest and other park ecosystems...to eventually achieve some balance...

On another note, I was finally able to take a picture of the Maryland Beauty Winterberries I pass everyday on my route. Note that these have been trimmed to tree form. There are six in this grouping with the male Jim Dandy planted about 40 feet away.-

VV, do you have any comments on the 'tree form' method of growing?

Sempervirens, I'd love to see some pics of your Winterberry and Inkberry area. Did you know that Inkberries are popular with bees because they contain an enzyme that keeps honey from crystalizing?