Replanting Peach Treeq

QuestionWe have a peach tree that needs to be transplanted due to it was planted on a ledgey area by the previous owners and is now falling over. What is the best time of year to move them and how do you take care o

Banana Trees

QuestionHi! I live in Clovis, CA where we have triple digit summers and about 20-degree winters. My friend gave me 4 banana trees that were dug up from a garden. When I got them, they were green and healthy. He brou

wild cherry infestation

QuestionWe recently had two wild cherry trees develop an infestation with wood boring beetles. They were injected by an arborist. We live in northwest Illinois, and there is a spreading problem with the ash bo

purple plum tree (fruitless)

QuestionWe have a purple plum tree that is 4 years old. We live in Texas and just recently experienced over 30 days of fairly heavy rainfall. The tree is now loosing most if not soon all its leaves. &nbs

leland cypress and mimosa trees

QuestionHELP please I am in Danville, VA. and the mimosa are so plentiful around and full of bloom at this time how can I start one with seed They are starting to get pods now. Do I go indoors,and set them out

RIVER BIRCH YELLOW LEAFS

QuestionI PLANTED 6 RIVER BIRCH 14FT TALL THEY EACH HAVE A BUBBLER THAT WATER 25 MIN EACH MORNING THE LOT WAS RED CLAY SO I BROUGHT IN TOP SOIL TO PLANT IN AND THE ARE WELL MULCHED ABOUT 4 INCHES. PROBLEM: THEY LOOK

New Globe Willow - Maybe too much rain

QuestionI live in Oklahoma City where we have had soooo much rain. In late May I had a Globe Willow planted in my front yard, decent sized. I was out of town last week and came back to most of the leaves yellow and

sticky stuff from black walnut

QuestionWe have lived in KC for 11 years in what used to be a black walnut grove. The black walnut that hangs over our deck has produced shiny sticky stuff for the first time this year. We cant even sit in our chair

mist from Oak trees

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Jim--I read with interest your answer to someone about aphids leaving a sticky substance from there digestion of oak leaves. We park our cars in the driveway under an Oak (owned by our nei

acer palmatum germination

Questionwhen is the best time collect the seed of acer palmatum? AnswerCollect JM seed (samara) just as the wings begin to turn brown in the fall. Around August or September would be the best time. When you f

getting rid of honey locus tiny tree roots

QuestionWe had a huge locus tree cut down last fall and the stump ground down. We planted grass seed where the tree used to be. Now we are getting tiny tree shoots all over our yard and in the neighbors too. The tre

pruning magnolia trees

QuestionI have what I think are 2 deciduous Magnolias. One is very healthy looking, the other has sparse leaves and an occaisional flower. Will pruning help? Linda, San Diego, CA AnswerNo pruning will not help the

over watering ponderosa pines

QuestionWe have planted about 200 starts of ponderosa pines on property along the Methow River in eastern Washington state. Soil varies on the property from rocky and sandy to some areas of more fertile river bottom

My Red Maple

QuestionHi Jim, I have two beautiful Red Maples shading my deck. One of them has dark holes in the trunk, various places. It looks like it could be insects. They look deep. I only saw one in

Cedar tree fertilizer

QuestionHi, I planted 19 emerald cedar trees this spring 4-5 feet high, they all seem to be doing fine, I was thinking of giving each tree a miracle gro stick, they say to fertilize in early spring or late fall do y

old live oak tree

QuestionI have an ancient live oak next to my home and I would like to install a concrete driveway about 10 feet from the base of it. How will this effect my tree. the tree is about 48-60 inches in diameter and has

oak tree being swarmed by wasps & hornets

QuestionWe live in Alberta, Canada and the last few summers weve noticed our oak tree in our backyard being constantly swarmed by wasps & hornets. There are no visible signs of any nests and since its both insects w

Water Oak!!!

QuestionWhat can you fill the hole in the tree with? So I can prevent the tree from rotting. Thanks Jeff... AnswerFilling of hollow trees, a process called cavity filling, was practiced by arborists for many years.

dying river birches

Question I have 2 trees in my front yard that are 25ft high and 18 years old or more. I hired a man to do some yard work a few days ago. I had huge root growth coming up out the ground and asked him to trim it. He u

green mold or moss on trunk of tree

Questionwe have a beautiful maple in our front yard that has a green moss or mold on truck of tree up to the first branches. It looks like some of the leaves are changing color. Do you know what this could be? We li