How old is our oak tree

QuestionWe just moved into a house in Austin, TX and there is a huge oak tree in the back yard. It is atleast 3 feet in diameter at the base, how can I tell how old it is? AnswerI would ask one of the Foresters for

pine tree roots

QuestionMy neighbor has a pine tree planted in his backyard about three feet from our fence. The tree is about 50ft tall and the roots have now come under the fence and into my yard. I want to plant a bunch of shrub

river birch trees leaking water

QuestionI live in North Carolina. My river birch tree has been leaking water from its branches. It drips almost continuously in a few places. Is this normal? If not, what do you recommend? AnswerYes this is normal.

repairing split in tree bark

QuestionThis winter, my Crimson King Maple (12 years old, 3 dia trunk) experienced what you identified as sun scald. The bark split from the bottom up to the first branches (about 4ft). I noted the bark had pulled a

Sassafras trees

QuestionHow do you destroy Sassafras trees in the yard? They are very young trees and a lot of them. AnswerWell first of all it depends on how small the very young trees are. If they are small and can be cut

trimming a large mulberry tree

QuestionI have a large mulberry tree in a row house backyard. It splits into three trunks about 6ft off the ground and the canopy reaches into at least 5 of the backyards around mine. Two of the splits lean right an

spacing of oak tree from house

QuestionI live in north Alabama and have a question about an oak tree. The tree is water oak(small leaves) and is appx. 20 dia. and is 15 plus years old. The tree is appx 12 feet from the house, which is

leaking tree roots

QuestionI have a similar problem with a tree root. Last summer I hired a landscaper to come out and cut/shave down the stump of an already cut down Mulberry Tree. This tree had lots of roots. He shaved it at least t

japanese maple & mulberry

Question1)We have over 10 yr mulberry, blooms wonderfully, gets lots of berries, but they never ripen. What can we do? 2)Japanese maple in planter since last year was blooming wonderfully but we have hard very hard

fica trees

QuestionWe live in Arizona and we had some mornings with frost and it seems like our fica trees took the hard hit. The leaves are totally brown the branches snap off very easy. The trees never lost there leaves. b

Frostbit Trees

QuestionOn April 7 & 8 we had a heavy freeze 25 degrees. For the past month temps were above normal low to mid 80s. Our crypt myrtle trees were frostbit and it appears the leaves are going to fall off, will the t

Katelpa Plants

QuestionDear Mr. Hyland, I live about 300 feet from a fresh water lake. For years there has been a weed like plant growing in areas of my yard. My wife says they are Katelpa. I call them fresh water bamboo. They ha

English ivy

QuestionJim-I have a creek running through my backyard. English ivy was planted there several years ago to control erosion. The ivy has gone wild. It has attached itself to the trees and has climbed some. It has cre

grub worm

QuestionMy question is I placed mounts of horse manure on the edges of my crape myrtles and found some grub worms and after doing research on line Im wandering what to put on my trees and grass to kill the grub bugs

Black Walnut Hulls

QuestionDoes the green black walnut hull also contain the same ingredient that causes anaphylactic shock in humans when they eat the actual nut? No one can seem to answer this. I bet you can! AnswerI would no

globe cedars

QuestionThis past winter deer ate most of our globe cedars. It is a mess. We can tear them out & plant new ones, leave them, or can we cut them down to about 1 foot off the ground and restart them that way? Our clim

black smoot looking bark on crepe mrytle

QuestionI have some crepe myrtle that have black looking bark. It looks like a tree that has been in a forest fire--black. But it has not been in any fire. I have several that look like this.  

sweet gum treet

QuestionIs there any way to stop the tree from dropping sweet gum balls? AnswerThere is a new product Florel?brand Growth Regulator (Liquidambar/Sweet gum). Florel?brand Growth Regulator breaks down into ethylene,

Frost Damage

QuestionHave a beautiful Japanese Red Maple Tree about 4 years old,early warm weather and the leaves emerged. Tree looked the best it has since planted, then came 5 days of Frost and now the leaves are all dried up

how to kill a large tree

QuestionI have a large tree next to my deck at a mobile home park..the roots are pulling up my deck and will soon destroy it..and of course the roots are in my pipes and need constant attention..how can I kill this