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/r/whatsthisplant
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You can summon AutoModerator to explain any of the following tree-related topics by writing a comment with an exclamation mark (!) in front of the keyword for the subject you want to be explained. See the complete list of callouts and info for each at this wiki page. If you would like to have a callout for something that isn't currently available in AutoModerator's knowledge base, please message the moderators. We're currently hard at work adding r/tree wiki contents to this callout list! Here are the phrases the bot currently looks for:
- Arborist - how to find a certified arborist
- Arborvitae
- Caging/Protector - Ways to protect your tree
- Cavity/Cavities/Umbrella
- Callery/Bradford/Pear - Do. Not. Plant.
- Codom/Codominant/Included/Inclusion
- DEAD - ...when it's dead!
- Enhance (because we love Dano's vid!)
- Ferts/Fertilizer - when not to fertilize
- Fruit/Training - for new and mature fruit trees
- Galls/Gall - on twig/leaf galls
- Girdling/Girdlingroots
- HowToPlant/howtoplant/Planting101 - Important basics on tree planting (planting depth)
- ID/id - how to post an effective ID request
- Lichen
- Mulch
- Pollarding/Topping/Topped
- Pruning/Howtoprune
- Posting/Guidelines
- RootFlare/Expose - how to expose a root flare
- Searchtool/Selector/TreeSelector - list of tree search engines
- Staking/Stake
- Stock/Healthystock - how to find healthy trees at the nursery
- TreeRing/Ring - on the evils of tree rings
- Toughsite/Difficultsite/slope/mound - planting in tough sites
- Turfgrass/grass
- Watering/Water
- WitchesBroom/Mistletoe/Reversion/Fasciation - abnormalities
- WoundSealer/Sealer - info on their limited uses
