pest control for pecan trees

QuestionWe moved into our new house last July. We are located in N.Central Texas. The two mature pecan trees were fully loaded with pecans but when they fell they were either dried up or wormy. I noticed

Working around Douglas fir

QuestionWe used a backhoe to clear salal from an area in our Washington State garden. We damaged a fairly large root of a young Douglas fir (about 30 feet tall). How can we tell whether we have fatally damaged the t

Eucaliptus Tree

QuestionI Live on a golf course & there is giant Eucaliptus tree that hangs over my pool & they dropping are staining my pool how can i kill this tree with out notice AnswerTake an axe (hatchet) and cut through the

How do kill a Willow Tree

QuestionHow do you kill a Willow Tree that has got too big for the garden, and is twice the size of the house AnswerThey are fairly easy to kill. Buy a herbicide called Roundup. It will not take much so get the sma

transplanting a weeping willow tree

QuestionI want to transplant a 5-8 year old weeping willow tree. I will be digging it up in wooded lot and placing it in my yard where I have a lot of water that soaks my yard. How do I go ab

kill a trouble tree

QuestionThe tree was just planted last Nov. I havent seen any leaves on the tree yet. Do you think the roots already grow so far? ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... ---

constant falling leaves

QuestionWe have a Magnolia tree, which is about 34 years old. It has beautiful blooms at times, but seems it is constantly dropping leaves. They need to be raked/removed DAILY or they look very unsightly. Is there s

Stripped Tree Bark

QuestionYesterday an old tree (at least 20 - 40 years) had about 1/3 of the bark stripped off of one side of the tree about 5 ft high. The tree splits into two major limbs about 2 ft from the ground. The

Large Holly Tree

QuestionWe have a beautiful large holly tree, 20 feet high, 10 feet wide and its located too close to our carport. We want to remove it but didnt want to cut it down. We just purchased this property. Is their anyone

green stuff on my trees

QuestionI have green stuff growing on my trees on the bark. Should I be almarmed or is it just normal. It is on all of my trees except my white birch.None of them are dead it seems to happen each year about th

New growth from Bradford roots

QuestionI have a couple of new growths coming out of the root of my Bradford Pear tree. The tree has been planted in my front yard for almost two years. Can I cut off part of the root (that has the new g

chewed off bark

QuestionLast spring I planted several small apple trees in my rural yard in South Dakota. Over the winter the rabbits got to them and ate most of the bark off of the trunks. They are stripped from the gr

oak tree worms

QuestionI live in Houston, Texas. I have oak trees all over my property. Every spring I have small green worms that make a web. They eat and kill everything in my yard. How do I get rid of them, without damaging my

Magnolia seedlings

QuestionWe live on 20 acres and have a few mature magnolias that bloom. The past year or two we stated seeing many volunteer magnolias coming up. Will these volunteers eventually bloom? Is it possible to

Crepe Mytrle trees

QuestionI set out 6 crepe myrle trees 2 years ago. There virtually is not difference in size compared to now and then. The soil is very hard-dry clay soil; however,I did dig out twice the size as the roo

tabebuia tree

QuestionQUESTION: I read your response from 2/19/07 regrading black spots on the leaves of yellow tabebuia trees. I too have the same problem with mine and will take your advice. My question is also about my two tab

Oak Tree leaking Sap

QuestionI moved into my house in October, the neighbor has a very large oak tree that hangs over the drive way. Before the tree lost all of its leaves for the fall it continued to drop Sap all over our cars, it stop

frostbit ficus tree

QuestionI have 2 large ficus trees (25 feet tall) that got completely frostbit in January. All the leaves are completely brown and falling off. I heard that you should not do anything until spring, but w

dead tree roots leaking water

QuestionA month ago, I cut down two dying birch trees (35-40 years old)in my front yard. A couple of weeks ago I had the tree stumps ground. Water (Maybe a cup every 3 hours)is leaking from one of the tr

Ants in the garden

QuestionHello, I have a young cherry tree (3 years by now)in the garden that each spring from May onwards gets attacked by black ants and weeks later these ants seem to milk blackflies that are populating the young