yellow leaves on weeping cherry

QuestionI have a 4 year old weeping cherry tree that has been under attack by Japanese beetles. I have hand picked some of the bugs off but it got to be too many, so I decided to spray the tree. I used a

Freeze damage to Japanese Maple trees

QuestionI have several red Japanese maple trees that are very lovely. This spring we had 4 days that the temperature went below 20 F. The leaves were already on the trees and they died and fell off. A small portion

dead spruce limbs

QuestionI live in southwestern Ohio. I have spruce trees that are planted right next to each other, and had to cut one of them down. Now that the one is down, the trees on either side have dead limbs whe

King Maple

QuestionWe have a Crimson Kimg Maple grwon from seed. It has developed a mildew like appearance onthe leaves so they look grey/white. It is about 4 high. Waht is the cause of this and how do we tre

ornamental plum trees

QuestionIs there a hormone or some type of substance that I can give to my ornamental plum tree to stop it from bearing fruit? AnswerIf you want this tree to be an ornamental flowering plum instead then spray Gibb

Ants attacking native oaks

QuestionIts been a year and I am losing the battle against ants in my oak trees. I live in Fresno foothills. The ants are black with some red on them and they bite bad. Ive tried: Sevin, grants, terro, and garden sp

growth after tree removal

Question1. We had several gumball trees cut down 2 years ago. We still have little trees trying to grow all over the yard, apparently from roots left underground. We just keep cutting them off. &nb

CATAWBA TREE

QuestionMY SISTER HAS BROUGHT A CIGAR FROM A CATAWBA TREE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA AND WAS GOING TO PLANT THE CIGAR AND HOPES TO GET A TREE FROM IT. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THEY CONTAIN SEEDS AND WILL IT GROW DOWN HERE AND T

Magnolia Tree; alive or dead

QuestionA splended Magnolia in my yard failed to bud this spring, then failed to put out any leaves at all. It sits in the yard in July looking like mid December. There is also some flaking of the bark at the base o

oak tree bark shedding

QuestionHello, I have three very large mature (60 years?) old oak trees. I think they might be white oak trees. This winter I noticed spots of lighter bark had appeared on the tree. It seems that

Ficus wood

QuestionI was told by a friend that Ficus smells like pee when used as firewood. Is this true? AnswerAfter the wood dries I would see no problem using it in the fireplace. In fact there is very few trees that could

Crimson Frost Birch Tree

QuestionThis 20ft Birch tree is beautiful. However at the very top it has developed two main branches. Friends have advised that the top of the tree should never be trimmed. The V at the top is comprised

Did I kill my tree?

QuestionI had a 15 gallon Live Oak planted 3/2/07. I wanted to control the grass growing in my tree ring and put a grass and weed killer on it. I didnt realize it until after wards that I picked up the 3x concentrat

Raining sap from our Pin Oak Tree?

QuestionWe have a beautiful Pin Oak tree in our back yard and never had any trouble with it until now. On one side of our tree its raining sap. Could this be caused from the large roots of the tree being cut when we

Hickory suddenly dying or dead

QuestionI live in GA where we have had a record period of drought. I looked up at one of our very tall hickory trees this evening and noticed that all of the leaves have suddenly withered. Not just a few

king crimson maple tree

QuestionI baught a king crimson maple tree and broke branches getting into my van should i cut them off? they broke right in the middle of the branch. Will these branches grow back? AnswerIf the lower branches are

Concern over severing roots of Fir Tree

QuestionHi Jim, I live in WA State and I am currently building a large retaining wall several feet from 3-4 very large Fir trees-approx 40-50 ft high. I am currently digging a trench for the first layer of bri

Autum Blaxe Yellowing

QuestionI planted an Autumn Blaze Maple in mid-May (Cols. Ohio). Planted the top of root ball at ground level and watered as needed given the drought were in. The leaves are beginning to yellow now and have sm

Time to prune oak tree?

QuestionIs it safe to prune a live oak tree in Houston during the summer? Or do I need to wait until winter to avoid too much stress? AnswerWhile deciduous trees can be pruned anytime during the year, the bes

Killing a tree without cutting it down

QuestionJim, I have a large European Ash tree (about 50 tall & 2.5 in diameter) in my back yard. I built a large treehouse in the tree about 4 years ago. I recently re-did my yard and patio, adding