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BRYAN TAYNOR
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STAY THE COURSE By now, we are all busy with spring operations, chasing leads, and following up with our clients to make sure everything is going as planned. This is, no doubt, a crazy time of year. Everything seems to be happening all at once, not to mention the lingering labor issues some of us are facing, as well as the usual uncertainty Mother Nature brings. The truth of the matter is, with most of us in the industry wearing many hats as part of our job, it is easy to get sidetracked while putting out fires on a daily basis. Maybe you’re chasing a lead that you know, deep down, you should pass on. Or, maybe you’re overlooking steps within your process because you are in a hurry. After all, things just need to get done, right? We are all guilty of doing this at some point, especially early in the season – getting caught up in the madness, trying to help others out, and taking the path of least resistance to get something crossed off our list. Over the winter months, many of us take time to review our processes and procedures in an effort to look at what may, or may not have worked the previous season. Then, we use this
The best and only way to make your improvements work is to hold yourself and your team accountable. information to develop a strategic plan for the direction we want to take the company in. And while we have this plan – a road map to our success, if you will – it’s easy to push that plan to the back burner when things get busy. This is exactly when it is most critical to stay the course though, and to do things in the manner which we committed to, as a team. In addition to hard work and dedication, we reach our goals by taking steps – big, or small – towards continued improvement. These improvements to how we do things are how we make the process work better. Skipping a step to say, “Well, we’ll make an exception just this once,” only sets us back to where we started. It’s the same as saying, “I’ll start that diet on Monday.” The best and only way to make your improvements work is to hold yourself and continued on page 6 The Growing Concern x May 2016 x 3
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PLANT OF THE MONTH
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THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVIDENDS Investors in stocks generally make money in two ways. One is capital appreciation; example: purchase a stock at $20 and sell it for $30. The other way is through dividends. Companies may elect to pay out a share of their retained earnings to shareholders on a regular basis. Most dividend paying companies make quarterly dividend distributions. Some investors prefer to invest in companies that offer a combination of capital appreciation and dividends. Between 1980 and 1993, at least 80% of the firms in the Russell 1000 (index representing approximately 92% of the U.S. market) paid dividends, but the number declined throughout the ’90s as more companies elected to repurchase their stock instead of paying dividends. There were numerous reasons for this: reducing the number of shares outstanding increased earnings; the tax rate on capital gains was favorable compared to the tax rate on dividends; and in a bull market, share appreciation was the main driver of total return. Now that there is no tax advantage for investors in favor of capital gains versus receipt of dividends, a lower return market environment, and greater accountability for corporate earnings, the trend has turned significantly upward, with more companies paying dividends.
than dividends. But the pendulum swung back, with management committed to paying dividends, supported by earnings growth. The end result created an opportunity for investors to generate additional streams of income from their investment portfolio.
There was an enormous shift in the stock market rally between 1998 and 2000, when the number of companies paying dividends dropped from 700 to just over 500 firms, indicating investors’ and managements’ preference for alternatives other
Another aspect of dividend paying securities is that, contrary to popular belief, companies with higher dividend payouts as a percentage of their earnings are actually generating higher earnings growth rates.
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About 700, or 70%, of those companies now pay dividends. This trend has been quite steady over the last decade. There seems to be another benefit of global diversification in relation to dividend payments. Dividend yields and payout ratios for Australia, the U.K., Europe, Asia, and Latin America all exceed the ratios for the U.S. and Japan.
FISCAL FITNESS WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Look past the obvious. Scrolling down the dividend column, looking for the highest dividends is not always the best strategy. Many of these companies are in financial trouble and show a high dividend rate because their stock price dropped. Diversify in sectors. For current dividends as well as the potential for future dividend increases, investors must look to additional sectors beyond the traditional high-yield areas. These include financials, energy, healthcare and consumer staples. While over time these sectors have not historically paid out the highest percentage of their earnings, they have historically raised their dividends at a faster rate. Diversify geographically. Foreign markets provide another opportunity for dividend diversification. Because foreign firms tend not to hoard retained earnings as much as their American cousins and tend to share more earnings with shareholders, yields outside the United States tend to be better. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) traded on the U.S. exchanges offer an easy way to purchase a diversified portfolio in different sectors/regions.
Rising dividends. Strong companies have a history of not only paying dividends, but increasing the dividend they pay out to shareholders. Companies generally increase their dividends when their financial outlook is strong. Investors should recognize the difference between just dividend growth stocks and stocks that grow, or increase, their dividends. Take advantage of the willingness and increased ability of strong companies to pay and grow dividends. Check with your financial advisor for help in determining the proper assets in your portfolio.
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PLANT OF THE MONTH
JIM FUNAI, COLP, LIC Cuyahoga Community College
SHELLEY FUNAI, LIC Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens The leaves of the Striped Bark Maple, which are three lobed, often times resemble the feet of a duck.
STRIPED BARK MAPLES
If you let the taxonomists off of their ‘logic-leash’ for just one moment, it’s quite possible that they will run wild, messing with all kinds of plant groups that we have come to know and love. For example, please explain the logic of taking Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding Heart) and Dicentra eximia (also Bleeding Heart) and splitting them into two different species - now Lamprocapnos spectablis (Bleeding Heart) and Dicentra eximia (Bleeding Heart). One has more fern-like leaves? One is a little less deep pink? And what will be next? Sedum? Or combining Berberis (Barberry) and Mahonia (Grape-Holly)? We may just be on the verge of creating an inescapable horticulture worm hole! On the flip side, there is a group of Maples that you could likely show the vast majority of us and we’d call them all the same species, with perhaps cultivar differences. Quick review of taxonomist talk: King Phil Came Over For Good Spaghetti. While this sounds like the taxonomists got into the ‘medical’ marijuana again, this is just a good mnemonic device for remembering the way we classify living things, so we don’t lose our minds. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. To keep themselves feeling important to everyday life in horticulture, taxonomists began breaking these into suborders and subclasses. They now claim there is a level between Genus
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and Species, called Section. The Maples we are talking about today are all members of a Section called Macrantha. Two common names exist for this collection of Maples, Striped Bark Maples and Snake Bark Maples. This group of Maples is truly beautiful year round, partially due to the magnificence of their bark. And all but one, Acer pensylvanicum, are native to Asia. What makes this group of Maples look similar is the white stripes running the length of their trunks and stems, and most of their leaves being three lobed, resembling duck feet. They also have stalked, valvate buds – buds held on by mini stems which, instead of having a bunch of scales like most maples, have two flaps.
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In winter, if you want to try to determine each species visually, you might as well have yourself committed. But in summer, there are some differences in the leaves, as well as the underlying color in the bark. Also, some Striped Bark Maples hold varying levels of green as their base color, while others move towards red and orange-red – all with white stripes running the entire length. If you want to see one of the coolest bark effects in the landscape, put a narrow beam up-light under a maturing Snake Bark and wait until dark. The way the white stripes grab the light and move it in wavy vertical lines will stop anyone in their tracks. This is by far one of the coolest uses of up-lighting we have ever seen in a garden. Here’s a quick rundown of the more common Stripe Barks available:
ACER DAVIDII – DAVID MAPLE This Maple is perfect for every client whose name is David. Really, if there was an Acer Jimii or Acer Shellii, we’d be all over that tree! All kidding aside, this Maple is a deep green with white stripes which become more prominent with a little bit of age. What is unique about this Maple is that, like a few other less common Maples, if you handed the leaf to the majority of people, they would never guess Maple. We’d bet most people would lean towards Tillia, if they had to guess. Fall color on these unlobed leaves can be quite bright yellow in the fall.
The green and white striped trunk of Acer tegmentosum, also known as the Manchustriped Maple.
If you want to see one of the coolest bark effects in the landscape, put a narrow beam up-light under a maturing Snake Bark and wait until dark. ACER PENSYLVANICUM – MOOSEWOOD Our native – yes, even to parts of Ohio – Stripe Bark is a beautiful light green with long white stripes. The three lobed leaves can reach up to about eight inches wide, offering a great texture in the shade garden. Of all the Stripe Barks, this species needs the most shade. If you want to grow it in the garden, be sure to provide very well-drained soil, so that it never gets to the point of wilting. Lots of organic material in the soil will help keep it happy, as it is used to living in shaded sites on steep, forested hills. One of the coolest stands we came across was in the Dolly Sods Wilderness in the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia. There are thousands of these trees, and other species, thriving south of their typical range. This is due to the altitude and environmental conditions that mimic Southern Canada. (Go check out the huge Heath Barrens located at the top of these mountains – amazing!) continued on page 14
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PLANT OF THE MONTH continued from pg 13 ACER TEGMENTOSUM – MANCHUSTRIPED MAPLE Here we have a number of named cultivars available on the market. An exciting discovery came out of Brotzman’s Nursery in the form of ‘White Tigress.’ And while we are not the experts, and certainly defer to Tim Brotzman and Bill Hendricks on this one, it seems that the original plant was listed as A. tegmentosu, but there is some suspicion that it may be a hybrid between this and A. davidii. Either way, the striping on ‘White Tigress’ is stunning, making it another great plant introduction from Mr. Tim Brotzman. Having mentioned Tim – be certain to know your nursery when purchasing ALL plants. Stripe Bark Maples are sensitive. They require the right amount of shade – especially Moosewood – and need great soil conditions to thrive. Many will say these are short-lived plants, but they would be wrong. A trip to Dolly Sods will negate that statement, quickly. The correct statement would be, “If they are not in well-drained, well-aerated, moist, high organic content soils, and protected from winter winds and harsh sunlight, they will then be short-lived.”
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Next time you get the chance, use one of these trees as a unique specimen in just the right setting, likely on the Eastern side of a building, understory, and add an up light on it. You will have a very excited client and some great pictures for your portfolio! Finally, one side note: On the Brotzman Nursery website, there is a statement: “Arboriculture starts in the hands of the propagator, and must be carried through the entire nursery production process.” What a great, and true, statement that exemplifies how we are all responsible for bringing great trees to maturity. From the nursery, to the landscaper, to the arborist – together we make the landscape beautiful.
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If you were asked which perennial is best suited for sunny, dry locations, what would your answer be? Mine would be Yucca filamentosa, also known as Adam’s Needle. This tough perennial is undemanding, with one exception. It requires excellent drainage, which can be achieved by using enlarged aggregate in the soil mix. There are other yucca species, but most of them are not hardy to zone 5 like this one is. This perennial has many other assets, as well. One is its form. Yucca filamentosa – named so because of the margins of the leaves which often have very narrow, thread-like, twisty filaments – is extremely architectural when in bloom, but still unusual when not. Where else will you find triangular, fleshy, sword-like foliage? In addition, the foliage is often spiky, which is a great deer deterrent. For that same reason, I might advise against planting Yucca in areas frequented by children. Another benefit to Yucca filamentosa is its evergreen foliage, not really green, but blue, or variegated depending on the cultivar. One
of my favorites is ‘Color Guard’ which has a wide, creamy, yellow stripe down the middle of the leaf. The color intensifies during the winter and looks great in the snow. ‘Golden Sword’ is similar, but the stripe is not as wide. Using the element of color echo, both look great when skirted with Sedum ‘Angelina’. They also benefit from being planted in a sea of Sedum kamschaticum, green foliage with yellow flowers in July. I’ve had Yucca ‘Bright Edge’ in a corner of my garden for seventeen years, and nearby is the delicate foliage and bright yellow flowers of Corydalis lutea that seeds about – another great example of color continued on page 18
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KEEP MULCH 3” AWAY FROM TRUNK 2” - 3” LAYER OF MULCH
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HOW TO PLANT A TREE – THE RIGHT WAY THE DOS... P ull the soil away from the trunk until you see the top of the biggest root. Measure the depth from the bottom of the flare to the base of the roots. D ig the hole three times as wide, but only as deep as the root ball. Put the tree in the hole and lay a shovel handle across the hole and root ball to check depth. Add an inch to allow for settling. Make sure that the root flare (think “ankle and top of foot”) shows above ground level. Planting high is better than planting too low. C ut away and REMOVE the burlap, twine and wire basket while the tree is in the hole. All of it. Spread the roots out. If the tree’s in a container, cut away the container and spread any circling roots out. M ake sure the tree is straight from all sides, and backfill with a mix of mostly the old soil and some new composted soil. Pack it down with your feet. Don’t jump. S take the tree, only if it’s unstable or in a windy location, with a tall stake, and connect it to the tree with paper masking tape. By the time the tape decays the tree won’t need it anymore. Water with 5 gallons for every inch of trunk diameter, then another 5 gallons for good measure (15 gallons for a 2” caliper tree.) Water this much every week for the first two years.
THE DON’TS... D on’t trust that the way it is in the container, or burlap ball is at the right depth. D on’t dig too deep. D on’t be stingy with the circumference of your hole – roots need room to grow! D on’t plant too deep and don’t bury the root flare. Planting too deep is the fastest way to kill a new tree. D on’t leave any packaging on the root ball, or in the hole. Happy planting!
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