Thuja occidentalis Smaragd

QuestionHi. Will Thuja occidentalis Smaragd do okay in Scottsdale Arizona? I would like to plant a series of them 2 from a block wall at intervals of about 3. It is a North wall but receives good

Giant Green Thuja Trees

QuestionI live in in Ma near the RI line. I want to plant 60 to 90 of these trees to form a privacy fence in my back yard. About 140 wii be along a marshy forest of swamp maples. If I dig down 6 to

Pecan Tree / Killing Frost

QuestionI am worried about my pecan trees. I bought this house built in 1923 and all of the trees are very old. I have 9 pecan trees that range from about 26 to 48 in dia.I also have an oak tree that Im worried abou

Oak tree root shoots

QuestionMy fathers house has beautiful live oak trees...some hundreds of years old. The root shoots are taking over the small lawn. Is there any way to manage them? Currently we just mow them down,

Unhealthy Pear Tree Needs Help

QuestionPlease help me care for my unhealthy pear tree. I bought a Cleveland pear tree yesterday and planted it in a large container twice the size of the root ball. I removed the burlap sack when I plan

magnolia tree root damage and health

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Jim, We have a magnificent magnolia that is old and beautiful.It must be at least 40 feet tall. Some work was done to put a walkway and and wall in that are very close to the tree on two adja

Red Maple leaves drooping after planting.

QuestionI have recently planted 2 red maples. After 2 days the leaves started to droop. Is this normal? Have I done something wrong? They are from a nursery and are about 6ft tall and appear healthy. AnswerIt is no

Dying Magnolia

QuestionWe live in Va and have a magnolia tree about six years old. It is in the sun and has been growing real well. All of a sudden a couple months ago, the leaves mostly turned brown and fell off, it was aft

Wrong insecticide?

QuestionJim,hi just sprayed my plum tree for caterpillars.Only after Id finished I realised that plums wernt one of the fruits reccomended to be sprayed by this product.Its called Bug Gun and contains bifenthrin hav

I have catalpa trees how do i find seeds

QuestionI have catalpa trees that line my drive way and i would like to plant more but i cant find any new starts around the trees. and i will also need some info on how to get them started.please help AnswerCapsul

Tree name

QuestionHi! Im wondering if you have ever heard of a tree called Japanese Begonia Tree. My father-in-law is 81 and isnt sure he is remembering the name correctly. The leaves are almost fern in shape and it has

Chinese Elm Bleeding Sticky Stuff

QuestionThe leaves on my mature Chinese Elm are coated with a shinny sticky substance that drops and covers everything under the tree. It looks healthy except for that and there are no holes or anything in the

Bark stripping

QuestionI have a Japanese Maple that the squirrels have stripped the bark off in multiple places. How can I treat this? Located in the southeastern,us. Answer wooded area that doesnt have many other squirrels

River Birch Surface Roots, North Augusta, SC

QuestionI have a River Birch about 12 feet from the house and 8 feet from a patio. It is about 15 years old (10 to 12 inches at chest height) and has developed large surface roots (3 to 4 inches in diameter) t

Rottting base of willow tree

QuestionNear the base (5ft dia) of my willow a large knot has rotting to a cavity of about a sq. foot or more. Can it be filling in with something. AnswerA tree cavity is similar to a cavity in your tooth. Wi

Leaves Turning black on Magnolia Seedlings

QuestionI was given 2 wild growing Magnolia seedlings. They seem to be doing well other than numerous leaves turning black. Is this some form of fungal growth or what. I live in Eastern North Carolina AnswerSounds

Magnolia tree in Georgia

QuestionI have a large magnolia in back yard. Every year it seems to loose leaves early,like now in April. It never blooms. It is surrounded by 3 tall trees to one side. These trees are about 20 feet from Magnolia.

royal empress trees

QuestionI have 2 royal empress trees about 15 inches tall. The new leaf growth was killed after a spring frost. Now the only new growth I see is a few shoots coming up at the base of the trees, but nothing on the tr

Douglas fir beetles

QuestionWe have a vacation home/property in Montana that is experiencing problems with the douglas fir beetles. We lost 8 last year to them and another 5 this year. We have been treating the remaining tr

Leland Cypess and Thuja Green Giant.

QuestionI have been told that the Leland Cypress breaks easily due to wind, snow and ice. Is this true?? Also, could you answer the same question about the Thuja Green Giant? I live in Zone 7; Glen