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Establishing Shrubs in Florida Landscapes

, Amy Shober, Kimberly Moore, , , and


Release Date: 9/14/2021

Reviewed At: 9/19/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ep391-2009

Agriculture

Abstract

This fact sheet describes the steps that homeowners should take for effective irrigation of transplanted, container-grown shrubs in the home landscape until there is sufficient root growth for them to become established.

About this Publication

This document is ENH1130, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2009. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Gilman, E. F., Shober, A. L., Moore, K. A., Wiese, C., Paz Kinslow, M., & Scheiber, S. M. (2009). Establishing Shrubs in Florida Landscapes. EDIS, 2009(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep391-2009

Authors

Edward F. Gilman
Edward F. Gilman

professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture

Amy Shober
Amy Shober
external
University of Delaware

professor and Extension specialist, nutrient management, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, former associate professor, Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Kimberly Moore
Kimberly Moore
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and associate center director, sustainable ornamental plant management, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL

Christine Wiese
Christine Wiese

former biologist, Department of Environmental Horticulture

Maria Paz
Maria Paz

former biological scientist III, UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture, Gainesville, FL

S. Michele Scheiber
S. Michele Scheiber

former assistant professor, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida REC, Apopka, FL

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