blue spruce,pruning

Questionhi jim i have a blue spruce growing in my front garden, in england, that is over 30ft tall and 18ft from my house. my neighbour thinks its a danger, im not sure to what or who, but he thinks it needs prunin

oak trees & worms

QuestionLast summer my family moved into a house approximately 30 years old with lots of oak trees. We have what seems to be an infestation of worms/caterpillars which create webs and dangle from the trees. Th

Bradford Pear Transplant

QuestionHi, I have a fairly young and seemingly healthy bradford pear that will have to be moved as it is soon to cause problems with our electric pole. When is the best time to transplant this tree and how far do

fungus on alot of my trees

QuestionHi, I have a small dogwood and red maple in my front yard.Both have a white/greenish fungus growing all over especially the trunk. I also have some large trees in the back ,maybe oak and maple that ha

Japanese Maple/ bores

QuestionI have a medium sized Japenese Maple (about 5 inches in diameter at the base of the trunk, and about 15 feet tall). Last Fall, I noticed that there were some places on the main top branch where the bar

Cork Screw Willow Health

QuestionI have a Cork Screw Willow in my backyard in San Francisco, CA. All of the leaves fell off as winter set in and now here at the end of March I see no new shoots or Leaves emerging. I am concerned for its

shallow roots

QuestionHi, I live in Mechanicsville, Virginia. That is a suburb of Richmond, VA. I think that is zone 7. I want to plant one or two trees in my back yard. I have about 3/4 of an acre. I was thinking maybe one ever

Torrey Pine trimming

QuestionI have a 23yr old pine which is planted on an embankment facing our home. It is approx.60 ft. tall and its trunk is about 30. We have hardly touched it over the years and it seems quite massive over our hous

can you root a bradford pear tree

QuestionJim, we have 3 beautiful bradford pear trees and we are about to move, is there anyway to root new trees from these? Thank You, Shawn McWhorter Alabama AnswerYou can try but I think what you will get is n

diseased holly tree?

QuestionHi Jim, I noticed that back in 2004 you answered a question about a holly tree in which the normally healthy dark green leaves showed black spots and appeared half-eaten away with a gray border, and co

Corkscrew willow tree pest control

QuestionI have just planted two corkscrew willows next to my deck with the intention to create privacy from my neighbors windows. Will I have a pest problem sitting on my deck because of these trees and if so,

avocado tree

Questiondear jim, I live in granada hills california and i have grown a small tree of avocado for 3yrs now, and it has gained abundant of flowers this spring, I was wondering when do i expect it to bear fruits? sin

black knot on plum tree

Questionwill black knot on a plum tree stop it from fruiting? how is it dealt with AnswerYes indiectly--it infects the young branches which is where most of the friut is formed. It should not affect the blooming.

Live Oak Growth

QuestionHello, I live in Austin, TX. The home builder planted live oak trees in the front yard that seemed to have grown nearly nothing in the last 2 1/2 yrs. Is there any organic practice that could boo

river birch roots damage driveway.

QuestionOur neighbors river birch trees have roots that have already cracked our driveway and are raised over her front yard. The three trees beside our concrete are over 20 tall. Would it hurt her trees

propagating cherry tree

QuestionHi, Jim. As an AllExperts volunteer myself, I appreciate your time. I live in Central Illinois, and we have an 8 year old cherry tree that blooms marvelously every spring. I am embarrassed to say I dont kno

Maple Trees we planted recently

QuestionWe are in Richmond, Virginia. My husband & I planted 4 silver and 2 red maples, they were ball-roots & only 2 of the silver maples have budded. We planted them over a month ago when they were all

Tree trimming?

QuestionI am sure this isnt your normal question but I have a tree that keep on branching out from the base of it. I trim it back and I get more. Is there anyway to stop this from happening? I am

armillaria root rot

QuestionIn New England, if a new area is cleared in the woods, how long should you wait before planting if armillaria is present? AnswerIt may depend on how much clearing was done. If the stumps and major roots wer

Diseased Walnut

QuestionJim, I have a walnut in my front yard that seems to be dieing from the top down. The top is rotten and parts of the main trunk at the top have fallen off and it is losing limbs from the top on a daily basi