Western Hemlock

QuestionI have two Western Hemlocks in my garden in Whistler BC, that were planted in the Autum. They have both lost all of their needles, can you tell me if the needles will regrow. Or if the trees will die, now

tree insects

QuestionI HAVE 11 YEAR OLD LELAND CYPRESS TREES. THIS YEAR THEY ARE BEING COVERED BY SOME TYPE OF INSECT. THERE IS A GLOB OF LIQUID FOAM SUBSTANCE HANGING ON THE BRANCHES, AND ENCLOSED IN THE FOAM THERE APPEARS TO B

Leyland Cypress limbs browning on inside

QuestionQUESTION: We have 22 Leyland Cypress trees planted in a row approximately 5 apart. Trees are about 30 tall on average and the needles on the inside of the trees are brown. The outer needles are very green wi

Canadian Hemlock Hedge

QuestionI have 440 feet of an 11 foot canadian hemlock hedge I planted 20 years ago. The hedge is about 6-7 feet wide and I shear it once a year at an angle keeping the base wider. There is an increasing

lilacs and pines

QuestionI want to buy a lilac bush for my grandma but where we want to plant it there is a pine tree stump! if it is removed is ok to plant there? I was told the pine tree will kill the lilac bush...not sure w

Leyland Bushes

QuestionTwo weeks ago I had 6 - 10 ft Leylands planted in the backyard and want them to grow nice and tall as a buffer. They were planted on new dirt about 1-2 ft higher than ground level. I added mulch on top I wa

Timing and watering Cypress transplant

QuestionIm told its best to transplant my 20 tall cypress trees during the winter months because theyre dormant. This makes sense, but Im confused about watering. If theyre dormant, how do they process the water/fer

Transplanting Evergreens

QuestionWe recently moved about a dozen Colorado blue spruce trees on our lawn. We planted them at the same depth that they were in there previous spot. Now with the extra dirt my husband has made a cone

leyland cypress

QuestionQUESTION: I have a hedge of above kept pruned to approximately 8 foot high. It was planted about 30 years ago and about 8 foot away from neighbouring property. Is there a possibility that it could caus

Using pine tree stump chips

QuestionI had 5 Pine tress cut down and the stumps ground. The yard is very hard (clay soil) and I was wondering if I could spread the chips and disk them into the ground to lossen it so the grass could grow? Would

Skyrocket juniper

QuestionI live in Milwaukee,WI, very close to lake Michigan (zone 5b). I planted a trio of skyrocket junipers 10 years ago in a row (east to west) with 9 feet between each tree. They are on the north sid

white dots on ends of LCypress needles

Question white dots on L Cypres Im in Northern Virginia and have some 8 year old Leyland Cypress trees with both bagworms (which I am spraying with Sevin) and these white, waxy looking dots on the very tip of the ne

Pine tree damaging Bradford pear tree

Question Bradford Pear Tree My neighbors pine tree has grown to about 100ft tall and large over the years, so much that it all now hangs over my property and my Bradford Pear tree. The Bradford Pear that

Pine Tree close to house

QuestionI hope you can help me with my pine tree problem. We have a pine tree which is about 8/10 feet from the house at one corner. Its probably 25/30 feet tall although Im unsure of its age. Ive lived here for 20

Juniper spartan

QuestionQUESTION: Our house is 6 years old. The landscapers planted 2 juniper spartans within 1 yard of our house foundations. One is 1 yard from the corner of our house and driveway, the other is at the

Leaning trees

QuestionTwo years ago we planted two Green Giant Thujas they were about 6ft tall. We wanted to make a group of three trees in this particular spot so we chose a Blue Spire Juniper to form a triangle of three, with t

Italian Cypress

QuestionI have nine cypresses about 18 feet tall, two of my cypress top are bending, drooping,leaning what can be causing this? please help. Thanks AnswerDrooping limbs on Italian cypress is usually caused by over

browning stems

Question tree we have yound blue spruce which is beginning to show a browning of the branches starting from the truck. We have been in a minor drought for the past 30 days but we have been watering. &nb

Conifer roots cut by mistake

QuestionHello: I live in London, England. I have a 40-50 ft tall conifer in the garden. it has been there over 40 years. To stop it drying out the surrounding grassed area, I cut through three surface-lying roots

Pruning Italian Cypress

QuestionHow much pruning should I be doing while my Italian Cypress are growing. I got them when they were about 5 and now they are about 7. Should I be maintaining a tight shape? Should I cut bran