Tree and shrub fertilization

QuestionI live on a modestly treed lot in central NJ and we have several doug firs, blue spruce and arborvitae. The dougs are mature trees 40-50 tall. They are healthy but have lost some limbs to heavy s

Leland Cypress, Wind Damge

QuestionWith Hurricane Katrina rolling through, I guess my problem is nothing compared to folks south of me.....Tuscaloosa, AL. I have 2 Leland Cypress trees, planted about 2-3 yrs ago. They are now approx 10

Eatern White Pin Planting

QuestionJim, I am in the process of maintaing some trees which were planted at my place here in NJ. The trees are 6-8 easterns planted in poor soil conditions. The soil mainly being bankrun appears

Fir/topping off

QuestionJim, I have a very large Fir tree about 90 feet in my very small suburban back yard (50X70). It is at the edge of the property and has a pretty big lean to it. Its been this way for many years s

Conifers indoors

QuestionDear Mr Hyland, Thanks for taking my question. I live in Canada. Id like to know if its possible to keep any conifers indoors all year long. I just love the smell of those trees and would like to keep some

cone identification

QuestionA coworker of mine has a tree that produces unique cones and he does not know the name of the tree. The cones are flat and about 1-2 inches in diameter and look exactly like a rose blossom. Can you hel

weeping atlas ceder

QuestionI would like to know what i should feed the weeping atlas ceder,the needles are falling off and some are yellowing thanks Answermy favorite fertilizer for outdoor plants is Espoma brands. their hollyt

how do you get seeds from lyland cypress

QuestionCan you obtain seeds from a leland cypress tree or can you use cuttings from the tree to make seedlings grow? I have several 3 year-old trees, but I need about 100 for my property line and I was just w

Arborvitae Spacing

QuestionI planted a hedge of Hetz Wintergreen arborvitae 4 years ago way to close together. They are about 6 tall now and Ill be using a skidsteer to pull out enough of them to get proper spacing. What d

Pine turning brown

QuestionDear Jim, Im located in Southern New Jersey and have a short needle pine (cant remember what kind) that was planted about five years ago and is now about 10 feet tall. This winter it was uprooted by so

Dying Norway Pines-Help!!!

QuestionHello. I live in Southern Minnesota. Last spring we had seven 30 ft tall red pines transplanted to our backyard and our neighbors had seven from the same batch as well. I think we may may have ov

injury to leland cypress

QuestionRecently my neighbor let her grandson drive their golf cart (not sure why because the child is about 5-6 years old) but anyway he ran my poor Leland Cypress down. Amazingly enough he did not break the tree.

Leland Cypress - turning brown

QuestionI have a few 15 Leland Cypress that were planted about two months ago. They seem to be turning brown from the inside out. Overall the pines look fairly healthy until you look at them closer. &nbs

italian cypress in central florida

QuestionHello, I planted 4 Italian cypress trees, about 8 feet each , about 3 months ago, they seemed to be doing fine, then recently 2 of them the tops dyed, or seem to have, turned brown. We are wondering if they

watering of bald cyprus trees

Questionwe live in edgewood texas. soil is sandy. we bought a bald cyprus tree from a tree farm. we are unsure how much to water it. the tips of the tree are turning brown. we are watering it everyday. how will we k

Italian Cypress pruning

QuestionI live in a community that has planting restrictions with regard to tree, plant or shrub height. I have 6 Italian Cypress trees planted that demarcate the edge of my steep driveway. Are these trees amenable

Transplanting tree

QuestionMy husband gave me a evergreen tree for Christmas, and since we live in Ontario Canada near Toronto we decided to keep it in doors. The ground was covered in snow and frozen when I received the potted

Growing Trees in Minimal Sun Conditions

QuestionMr Hyland, I am a homeowner whos property abuts an industrial park, bank parking lot. I have full trees on my property ( ie. Oak Trees of over 100 feet ). These create a beautiful canipy of nea

Leylandii as mulch?

QuestionDear Jim Hyland Im in the UK near Salisbury Wiltshire on well-cultivated sandy alkaline soil. Six months ago I had some leylandii cut down and fed into a shredder. Can I use this material now to mulch

transplanting a 100 ft pine tree

Question thank you for the answer , first of all, 1.can i cut off a branch , and root it with ,root pouder and plant the cutting? i had a dream of planting some small cuting size , micro trees. if all else fails