Sugar Maple Tree.

QuestionQUESTION: I have recently bought 2 sugar maple trees and planted in the middle of our lawn. One of the two trees is located on the front (35 feet from the house foundation) and the second tree several feet f

River Birch

QuestionI have a river birch that has three distinct trunks about 5 inches in diameter each. About two years ago I cut one of the trunks to about 3 feet off the ground. The cut trunk just fell over and a

globe willow dropping leaves in July

QuestionMy globe willow has been dropping leaves like crazy here at the end of July. We have been and are still in a drought, but I try to keep a drip on it every so often. I cropped off a lot of dead br

Black locust sprout

QuestionOur village planted a black locust on our easement. It is doing well and gives off sprouts that seem to be from the roots around the tree and we mow or pull those. By chance one sprout came up in another are

rust mites in arborvitae

QuestionHello - we have a row of arborvitae along the northeast side of our yard. Theyre rather shaded by a tall maple directly to their south. Theyre also heavily infested with rust mites. I knew

Trimming a shammel ash tree

QuestionI have a fairly large shammel ash tree in my front yard. The lawn area is about 700 square feet & on the north side of the yard my Santa Ana Bermuda grass does not grow very well. I live in Peori

bagworms

QuestionI have bagworms on my dwarf evergreen, we were wondering why half of the bush was dying when we found them, will my evergreen recover after removing them and treating with pesticide? Half of my bush is brown

Tree boring bees

QuestionI live in Prince William County Virginia. I have a nest of LARGE bees. I call them bees because they have a black and yellow striped body. They are about 2 in length. They are boring into/n

Sick Laurel Oaks

QuestionWe had five (5) small laurel oaks planted in our new yard in 2005. They all had wire supports on them which were not removed in time to prevent them from being partially grown into the trees. Als

Dealing with above ground tree roots

QuestionTree 1 Tree 2 QUESTION: Hi Jim, I have two trees in my backyard with above ground roots. I believe one is a sycamore and the other is a maple. I would like to cover these roots for

young tree losing sap

QuestionI have a healthy looking young red oak. Suddenly, there is a lot of sap dripping down one of the branches and the trunk. On close inspection, there is a small round hole in the branch that is cov

lack of berries on Mountain Ash

QuestionThe first fall the European Mountain Ash was planted (in Canadian zone 5) it had plenty of berries. The second fall none at all. And this third fall there are in total 3 bunches. When should I use the 0-10-

Swedish Aspen

QuestionHi, about 3 years ago I planted some Swedish Aspen trees in my backyard. Recently I have found wasps have been hovering all around them. I have also noticed that some of the leaves on said tree have been shi

oak tree leaf problem

QuestionThe leave of my oak tree are covered in a white cottony fuzz. It falls off and some floats around When you put in between your fingers it is sticky like syrup/honey substance. Is it harmful to th

Cherry Tree Disease

QuestionCherry Tree Disease QUESTION: As you can see in the attached photo the cherry tree has a white powdery (not sticky)disease covering the branches and trunk and causes the leaves brown and drop. This pr

golden rain tree root system

QuestionWill the root system of the Golden Rain Tree cause damage to my sewer lines? AnswerThe major roots of Golden rain tree is a tap root system. The side roots are fibrous and cause no problem with sidewalks or

black walnut tree stump

Questioni live in the country in stanislaus county, (modesto, ca.). i recently had a tree service grind a black walnut tree stump that was quite close to my cement driveway. the same day the stump was removed, my dr

Tulip Poplar Tree

QuestionAs you know we were in a drought earlier this summer. When I realized my Tulip Poplar tree was loosing its leaves early I decided to water it. So now the tree is split from the ground up maybe fe

italian cypress growing in missouri

Questionwill they grow in st. louis? AnswerIn St Louis you are on the edge of the growing zone for Italian cypress. The growing zone for this tree is 7-11 and St. Louis is 6. I would expect the cold weather and pos

My dog eats Oak Leaf Galls

QuestionIs there any harm in my dog eating Oak Leaf Galls? He eats the acorns too! AnswerGalls are abnormal plant growth or swellings comprised of plant tissue. Galls are usually found on foliage or twigs. These un