Willow Tree & Worms

QuestionWe have a very large/old willow tree (trunk is ~4 feet in diameter). While thinning out dead branches, I noticed bark peeling of one of the very thick arms of the main trunk. Under the bark I fou

Pecan tree germination and planting

QuestionI have germinated several pecans using peat moss in a single pot, which are about 6-8 inches tall now. Is it safe to separate these trees now and put them in individual containers and let them grow a l

paper tree removal

QuestionI live in the Tampa Bay area. I have a whole line of paper/punk trees (Im not sure of their official name)growing down the length of my side property line. These trees have to be 30 to 40 feet tall. I want t

Navajo Globe Tree

QuestionHi.. We live in the Four Corners Area, which is where CO,Ut,AZ and NM meet... the soil is mostly sandy and mixed with a little bit of sheep manure.. it is being watered at least 3 times a week which i told h

Weeping Cherry stress/disease?

QuestionWe have a weeping Cherry that we ve had planted for about 3 years. It s blossomed fully each spring, and has been very vibrant & healthy. Last early fall, one or 2 limbs had the leaves curl, then

tree topping

Question We have three leyand cypress trees in our back yard . Our neighbor wants them topped because they are shadding her swimming pool. What would you recommend. Answer Topping is the practice

Overwatering of a maple?

QuestionI live in Central Illinois and had a mature sunset red maple transplanted to my house (about 30 feet tall). The tree always appears to need water as the leaves are curling toward the ground. In r

Care of a tree

QuestionRecently planted a southern magnolia tree and some leaves are turning a bronze color and falling to the ground. How should we take care of this new tree? AnswerIt is normal for magnolias to drop leave

Exposed Tree Roots

QuestionHello, I have a skyline honeylocust tree that was planted about 10 years ago. The last couple years I have noticed a couple of roots coming up above the ground. One is headed to

maple tree has limp branches

Questioni have a maple tree that i planted last year. it looked very healthy until yesterday. we had rain and wind yesterday afternoon, and i noticed that the tree was leaning to one side and i thought i

crack/cervice in oak tree and how to treat

QuestionI live in Texas and have two beautiful oak trees in my front yard. Last summer was very hot and dry. I did not notice until recently that one of the trees has a 4 by 3ft crevice on its sdie. &nbs

Mimosa Pudica

QuestionIs the Mimosa Pudica a tree? Or is it a plant? This tree/plant grows in Vietnam, Indonesia... AnswerIt is a shrub growing about 5 feet tall. Here is a web link to information on Mimosa pudica: By the way pl

Apple Tree Seedling

QuestionIve planted two apple seeds in my front garden and ended up very suprised that they actually sprouted. Now Ive read about a million pages on the internet about how trees DO NOT grow true from seed. I am not

sliver maple trees

Questionis there any way to kill the roots of a sliver maple i had 2 trees removed and now i have little trees popin up all a round were the tree was i tryed pulling the roots out but there are 1,000,000,000 of root

Insects on pecan tree leaves

QuestionMy mom lives in Texas and she has something attacking her pecan tree. Something is causing little brown blisters on the leaves. What can cause this and what does she do to stop it? AnswerSounds like it is p

holes around oak tree limbs

QuestionI live 30 miles outside of Dallas Tx. I have 3 live oak trees in my yard that are 12 to 15 years old. I have noticed several of the big limbs having several holes about one quarter inch in diameter or smalle

root cutting

QuestionI have a silver birch tree that is standing next to my garden path, the roots of the tree are lifting the flags and making the path uneven. Can i cut the roots without damaging the tree. The tree is at least

morphed pear tree

QuestionI have a bartlett pear tree that I planted as a three year old tree three years ago(making it 6 now).. after the first year it bloomed and made three pears..then it began growing a linb just above the ground

agressive tree roots

QuestionI am concerned that a tree which is located in ,my backyard may have out of control roots which may damage the foundation of my property. I believe the tree is a liquid amber tree. I saw a program on the Dis

Maple tree with Sapstreak Disease posibly

QuestionMy trees on my property and other seem to show this as shown from another site i saw. Is there a way to heal my tree back up to health. SOme branches my father cut down had dark brown(discoleration fro