QuestionI recently planted a surinam cherry tree in my backyard. I was told they love direct sunlight and I had just the right spot for it. Now the leaves seems to be wrinkling up and it looks dry and on
Are my trees getting too much water?
QuestionI have 3 maple trees in my yard. The soil is clay. All 3 got planted in October last year. 2 are Autumn Blaze and 1 is a Sunset maple. The Sunset maple looks good and up until a week ago the others looked go
QuestionOur grandson snapped a small branch on our ~7 red maple tree. How can I fix that or should I just cut it off? AnswerNo there is not a way to fix a branch that has been broken. I would cut it off back
Question3 years ago I planted a 2 red oak purchased from a nursery. The tree traditionaly buds very late (like end of May or early June), the leaves are small, and growth rate is low. It is usually the f
tranplanting a lacy Japanese Maple
QuestionI would like to move my 5 year old lacy Japanese Maple tree; same sun, same soil, new location in garden. The tree is about 3 feet wide and four feet tall. What should I do to help make the move
QuestionWe are constructing a building in Southern Maryland and have been instructed to install 6 Northern Red Oaks along the street edge. They are to be planted 6 feet off the curb. The street centerlin
QuestionOak troubles QUESTION: Our two large oak trees have had for years what Ive been told is a fungus that wont kill them. Ive also been told that they are too large to be reasonably sprayed.
QuestionWe have several rose of sharon trees in our yard. They throw off seedlings which take hold in the flower beds and grassy areas. Is there something we can put on the mulch to stop them from sprout
QuestionWe have two gigantic blue spruce in our backyard. Recently, instead of one point at the top, they have started to grow two points at the top of the tree. I think I remember someone telling me tha
QuestionWhat is the function of the long wormlike growths as the oak tree leafs out (other than messing up the porch)? AnswerThose are the oak flowers or catkins. As all flowers when they are pollinated the tree wi
QuestionI would like to move a Peach tree that had one bloom (that fell off). I live in Southeastern Oklahoma. When would be the best time of year do do this? It is about 4 feet tall. AnswerGenerally, Do not transp
QuestionLandscape crew has damaged the bark by the base of my new orange trees with weed wackers or a lawnmower. I bought plastic sleeves to cover the trunk area to prevent further damage. Do I need to a
QuestionI have a white birch tree that is over 20 years old. It has always been pretty all summer. Last spring, 2007, the tree was starting to bud and we had a late frost, and the top of the tree did not
QuestionI have a very old purple plum tree and just discovered some (what we believe to be) American Plum Borers living inside the tree. Is there any way to save the tree? Ive been to two nurseries and n
QuestionIn S.Central Kansas we transplanted from my cousins yard in OKC two pecan trees, around 12 years ago. They are about 18 feet tall, healthy looking, but they have not yet produced any pecans. Is there a
QuestionI have/had 2 dwarf-type japanese maples (1 red, 1 green). I live in Kentucky, and last April (2007) we had a hard freeze after we had some warm weather and everything bloomed and started greening, I no
QuestionI grew an apple tree from seeds from a Fugi apple. We planted it outside 2 years ago.....it is probably 8 feet tall now. We bought a similar tree and planted it also knowing that you needed two
cracked bark on Japanese red maple
QuestionHi Jim-My 7 year old Japanese Red Maple looks healthy this spring here in the Mid-atlantic region, but there is an area about the size of a softball at the base of the trunk where the bark appears cracked an
QuestionQUESTION: Will this product harm arborvitae trees if used in close proximity to the trees. Late 2007 we planted 23 trees on our property line using oak chip mulch for ground cover, this spring the neig
QuestionI have a maple tree in my back yard - urban setting. Last year we found thin strips of bark on the ground surrounding the tree. Major branches in the upper portion of the tree were stripped bare. We thought
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