Flowering oak

QuestionWe have a very large (about 3 1/2 feet diameter at the base) oak tree that flowers every spring with peach and white tulip shaped flowers with a yellow center. Everyone thinks we are nuts until the spr

Yoshino Cherry Trees

QuestionI live in ABQ, NM and I recently planted 3 Yoshino Cherry Trees in my front yard. The problem that I think I might have is that they are about 2 feet above my water line. Ive read that these trees ha

Maple Tree Bark Problems

QuestionQUESTION: Our Maple Tree has holes up and down the bark. This particular tree is very mature. It has black bark and looks like it was burnt by lightning. There are insect looking stuff in the holes. The tree

Water Oak leaking foamy sap

QuestionLive in Memphis. Have a 4 yr old Healthy Water Oak that started leaking sap about 5 feet above the ground, at one point only. Sap is foamy at point of discharge, which appears to be a small hole about 1/4 th

ailanthus

QuestionMy father is on a total crusade against the ailanthus trees- he calls them paradise trees. Ive never heard them called that outside of the area where he lives. He has this stuff that costs like $250 a bottle

Sunburst Locus

QuestionWhen can I trim my Sunburst Locus tree, It it quite tall the bottom branches are running into the Bridal Wreath Spirea. I want to cut it back some but am not sure when. I live in Halifax. Nova Scotia. Answ

thuja green giant

QuestionI planted 4 green giants this spring (about 3 ft. tall). I would like to transplant them in my backyard. Would this fall be the best time to do this? I live in Maryland outside of DC. Thanks. AnswerEvergree

sycamore trees and silver maple tree

Questionmy sycamore trees are dying in the top of the tree, green leaves are still about middle ways down the tree, is this tree dying, no leaves in the top at all, just dead looking limbs, and my silver maple tree

liquid amber sweetgum--invasive roots

QuestionHi Jim, My husband and I live approximately 30 miles east of Sacramento, California and we have a liquid amber in our front yard approximately 25 feet from the house and 15 feet from the street. The t

tree worms

QuestionI have an old willow tree that is almost dead now. There are lots of white worms inside the wood near the base of the tree and they are eating it to death. These worms are articulated, white and about an inc

birch trees too close to house

QuestionRead the previous answer - but my birch tree is about 4 ft from a cement block foundation which is fairly dry. The trunk is about 8 inches thick. Should I cut this tree down or leave it. So far no problems b

Brown leaves on Oak Tree

QuestionI have a White Oak about 5 feet in diameter (15 feet around)that has over the last 8 weeks had about 85% of its leaves turn brown. The tree is in Northern VA and we have been dry. The tree was al

Sycamore tree insects

QuestionWe have a huge Sycamore tree way too close to the house. Everytime we go out the door this massive tree is covering everything. My family has been getting a large amount of small bites on our arm

Maple leaves falling

QuestionI have what I think is a silver Maple about 23-30 years old. Very recently the leaves have started to fall off. The veins on the leaves, nearest the branch, appear to be turning brown to black and then the l

magnolia bugs

QuestionWe live in southwestern Ontario and have a yellow magnolia. I was trimming the grass this morning around the base of our yellow magnolia (Elizabeth) and noticed these blister like things on the bottoms

Im sorry, I thought you were a professional

QuestionI wrote you about weeping willows. My mistake. After realizing that I put com on the end of my e-mail address instead of net, I wrote you again explaining this fact. Obviously you can

live oak pests

QuestionI have a live oak; about 15 years old that I have just noticed very small light color balls on the underside of the leaves...very numerous...There is also a maze of spider webs that enclosed part of the tree

Dogwood tree losing bark

QuestionEastern NC, Dogwood 10 inches at base and about 25 ft tall. Good foliage. Bark is separating from the tree and there is a patch about a foot sqaure missing completely. Bare wood is dark and has a

Weeping red oak tree

QuestionI have a 20 year old red oak which weeps tiny sticky droplets. Usually this has happened in the spring for a few weeks and stops, but this year it has not stopped but gotten worse. It is over my driveway so

Cotton-like substace on oak tree leaves

QuestionHello, Ive noticed something that resembles cotton on the leaves of my oak tree. It is not on the bark or branches. Just the low-lying leaves. Can you tell me what this is and if I need to