Leaning tree

Question LEANING TREE ANOTHER PIC Hello Jim, Would you please help me with my leaning tree? In the attached pictures you can see 2 trees in the front of my house (by what you told me I think they are W

cedar tree roots

Questionhow deep do swamp cedars and emerald cedar roots grow approximately? And also how far out do the roots grow,approx.? AnswerThey both have fibrous root systems and are usually no deeper than about 2 feet. Th

Pruning tall pine,spruce trees

QuestionI have a pine tree that I need to remove lower branches from to maintain access to my well. Also have several Spruces that Id like to trim. Do I need to seal cuts @ main trunk?? If so what do I use. Apprecia

Italian Cypress Leaking Sap

QuestionHello Jim, One of my Italian Cypress has a lot of sap running down the trunk and appears to be falling behind in height compared to the others around it. Is the sap a sign of an issue the tree is expe

Brown needles on Loblolly Pine Tree

QuestionLoblolly Pine Loblolly Pine QUESTION: Sir: I have about 500 loblolly pines on my property that were planted by Tennessee Forestry Service; I noticed last fall that one of the pines

Leylandii Conifers

QuestionCould you give me some idea of the root spread of Leylandii; I have a 20 feet hedge within about 6 feet of my house, nearer in some instances. AnswerMost of the roots system is in the upper 2 feet on surfac

pressurized stinky water came out of my 80+ year-old douglas fir - how do I heal it?

QuestionCloseup of the plug an Douglas Fir, I believe QUESTION: I have a healthy conifer that looks to be a douglas fir from pics Ive seen. Its about 15 feet in circumference, 3-4 feet in diameter at e

Leyland Cypress White Dots on Needles

Question Cypress 1 Cypress 2 Dear Mr. Hyland: I read one of your other responses regarding white dots. As you can see the house we purchased has a large row of Cypress, and even more on the insid

Leyland Cypress White Dots #2

QuestionQUESTION: Mr. Hyland: I forgot to mention in my earlier post that the tree in question is paler (lighter green) than all the others. Even without the white dots it does not appear as healthy as the others.

Question about Leyland Cypress

QuestionHi Jim, I have a question in regards to Leyland cypresses. We just had some landscaping work done and we had 7 five foot Leyland抯 installed along a fence for some privacy. I was first thinking ab

tree disease lelandcypress

Questionseveral of my leland cypress are very sick. they turn brown all the was around the tree starting at the bottom. Above the advancing brown zone the tree looks vigorous and perfectly healthy b ut slowlyb ut su

digging close to cedar hedge

QuestionHi JIm, I have a ceadr hedge in my backyard that came to maturity this past summer (8?feet tall) and I`m having an in ground pool installed this summer. How far from the hedge can I dig safetly without affec

invasive pine tree feeder roots

QuestionI have a large long-needle pine tree (planted by previous owner), planted in a small growing area. The feeders are breaking off my sprinkler heads or wrapping themselves around the sprinklers. I have to cut

Sickly Tanyosho Pine

Question Tanyosho Tanyosho Attached are two photos, which is the max that the system allows. Ill send you a few more in separate messages. I dont see any evidence of holes in the trunk. The bark has be

Hicks Yew

QuestionHi Jim. I live in a zone 3 part of northwest Ontario, Canada. I have been able to grow a Hicks Yew for many years. Unfortunately, it suffered extreme browning from winter sun and wind 2 years ago and is now

Will these survive?

Question damage damage Hello, I have these 3 what I believe are blue juniper bushes that I like a lot. They have been there for a long time but our deer overpopulation problem finally got the deer to e

Baby weeping spruce

QuestionI purchased a weeping norwegian spruce a couple weeks ago. It was already in bad shape when i bought it but i usually am good for buying half dead stuff and then bringing them back. It had an alm

evergreens

QuestionDoes copper fungicide cure blight on spruce and other evergreen trees? If trees are currently infected how often should you apply applications? I live in Oklahoma City. Thanks AnswerOnce the ca

BRANCHES NORFOLK PINES

QuestionJim Hi, is it possible to grow more branches on a NORFOLK Island Pine when the branches fall off. Also, how do I find the nutrient values for the soil.. Thanks Kenny AnswerConifers as a rule do not re

Leyland Cypress Tree Problems

Question Leyland Cypress trees Leyland Cypress trees My neighbor planted Leyland Cypress trees between our houses 10yrs ago. The trees are about 30 feet tall. The tree trunk is about 6 feet from the n