Hollywood Juniper Care

QuestionWhat are the watering and fertilization requirements for a Hollywood Juniper in the central Florida environment? Are there any problems to watch out for? AnswerFollow a regular watering schedule durin

Pine tree stump was ground - what to plant

QuestionHello Jim, When you have the chance, perhaps you can find time to answer a question. I live in Yorktown, VA and today I had a very tall and very wide pine tree in my front yard cut down and the stump was gro

Ponderosa pine root damage

QuestionI am planning on digging a trench to place a buried wall made of large cement blocks along a stream on my property to prevent erosion. The wall will need to pass within 6 feet of a large ponderosa pine

white pine tree?

QuestionI have what I think is a white pine tree. It is approximately 30 feet tall. I had a lot of needles fall the last two years and whats left is thinner then other pines in the area. What can I feed it and when

Transplanting 9 year old White Pine

QuestionHello Jim, Thanks for your time and expertise! We live in Southern Delaware (Sussex County) and are trying to create a barrier line of trees to separate our yard from the farmland next to us. We

Weeping Alaska Cedar

QuestionHi Jim, I am considering planting a Weeping Alaska Cedar in my backyard and need to know typical height and space requirements. Ive read varied #s: 20high, 35high . . . It is a partial shady loc

Heavily pruning Cyprus Leyland conifers

QuestionI have 5 high very mature Cyprus Leyland conifers over 20 years old and closely side by side that I would like to prune from about a 12 metre height to form a hedge about 3 metres tall. Can I prune them this

pencil pine roots

QuestionI have pencil pine trees (mature) along side my paved driveway and now find they are lifting the pavers. How robust are these roots if I shave them and paint them will these stop their further growth of thes

How to stake a conifer

QuestionI am planting a Juniperus scopulorum Wichita Blue @6ft tall. Would you stake it and if so, how would you? AnswerConifers generally dont require staking, but there are three exceptions: Those used in v

Evergreen Pyramidalis

QuestionHello,\ I have a bank of Pyramidalis, planted 24in apart. They are about 20 years old and 20 feet tall and have been very healthy. This year I have noticed that the interiors are thinning out and browning,

White Pine seedlings dying?? help help

Question Needles dying Ok...Ill spare you the story of why these pine seedlings are so important to me, but just trust theyre really important to my mental health. :) I propogated them from the orignial tree

tree roots and interference with foundation

QuestionI have a large Douglas fir located 12 feet from my houses stem-wall type foundation. Im estimating the tree at 80 feet in height with a trunk approximate 30 inches in diameter. A nearby (approxim

Fir tree bugs

Question Branch with pest I believe this is a fir tree (Abies amabilis?) as I live on Vancouver Island quite close to the ocean. I have white, woolly looking bugs on branches of the tree. When you squish the

italian cypress (stricta & glauca)

QuestionI live in east meadow NY, I planning to plant both type of Italian cypress around my house. nobody seems to sell them around here, I wonder if they can grow in my area, thank you in advance. AnswerItalian C

pine tree problem

QuestionHi, I have a very old and tall pine tree and..the branches at the top are just fine but, the branches at the bottom have died/have dried. What could the problem be?. I do buy those stake fertilizers an

Leyland Cypress planting

QuestionWe would like to use the Leyland Cypress for privacy. We have a 3/4 acre lot and will be planting along chain link fence. Will this pose a problem and will be need to keep them pruned along the f

foundation plant.

QuestionI live in zone 9 (new orleans) and I really want to flank my small 2 story suburban house with pencil pines as a foundation plants to give it a little horizontal-ness and dignity. How close is the closest I

Leland Cypress

QuestionI have a row of lelands,age about 11 yrs.20 foot tall. For no known reason one just turned brown and is or soon will be dead.I live in Ga. we had a mild winter,and a early warm up. AnswerSounds like a disea

Ponderosa pine trees

QuestionHello Jim, I have an acre of mountain land with a home and garage on it. I also have 170 mature Ponderosa pines and 30+ small trees, Some of my larger trees are the size of a bushel basket at the base. I wo

Pine Tree Root Damage

QuestionI have several large pine trees in my yard that are within reach of my house if they fell. I recently had a tree service come out and I was given some information that I抦 questioning. He took me