replanting a Blue Spruce

QuestionWe have a 15 ft. Blue Spruce and we would like to move it to build a new garage. What are the odds of it surviving? If we are not able to move it is there a way to make seedlings from this tree t

oak tree with yellow/white fungus on knob

QuestionI found these yellow-white fungus things on the base of a mature oak tree and cannot find out what it is. We are in central Ohio, currently VERY dry and this oak is in a ravine where it is usually moist. I c

Young Maple Trees and Spider Mites

QuestionI just read your answer about Miticide Spider Mites. We actually have a huge yard full of spider mite webs/nests and we are losing our young maple trees that were just planted when the house was comple

Hackberry disease

QuestionMy Hackberry has warts on the leaves and the leaves are turnig yellow and falling. The warts are round, raised nasty little things. What to do....my landscaper says they are harmless AnswerThese are caused

sycamore tree with yellow leaves

QuestionI live in the middle of Texas and my 15 year old sycamore tree now has yellow and brown leaves that are dropping off. We have not had a lot of rain this year and had a severe drought 2 years ago. How is the

magnolia Yellow Bird

QuestionMy Magnolia Yellow Bird which has been growing well for 14 years has suddenly developed brown leaves and evidence of dieback. We have had regular Vancouver spring weather- rainy. Only cultural difference thi

Maple

Question Trunk 1 Tree I have a maple about 5 years old and the bark split last year. More bark is coming off up the trunk and it shows the inside of the tree and that is beginning to split. The leaves a

mulberry tree into bushes

Questioni have mulberry tree grown to big to get any berries. How do or can i trim back height to get to berries in future years. yard skills completely non existent when i moved in here - bad shape when i moved in

Cedar tree - ant damage

QuestionI have a cedar tree that has damage from carpenter ants. I have removed the bark and cleaned out the decay which is about 3 deep. The tree is 9 in diameter and very tall. Is it necessary to have the tree cut

Tree hit by car

QuestionA car hit the pine tree in my front yard. The bark is scraped away, exposing the wood, and it seems sappy. Should I coat it with something or just watch for insect infestation? Should I use a spray to deter

3 year old shumard

QuestionQUESTION: Just noticed yesterday when watering that my 3 yr old shumard had a couple places 2 inches off ground that looked like the bark was thinly peeled off. I thought perhaps my husband had used th

Tulip poplar trees

QuestionThis year our tulip poplars have been attacked by some insect that sucks the juice and secretes a sticky substance which fall onto anything below. The leaves have died all the way to the top and the trees ar

Cypress trees

QuestionRecently planted 4 Cypress trees ranging in height around 3 foot high in the middle of my pond. I thought it would look really nice if I had trees growing in the middle of my pond. I received the

Planting a new tree beside an emerald ash borer

QuestionI have an emerald ash borer tree, is about 13 in diameter. The tree is infected and beyond treatment ( all the signs are there!). I want to take it down, cut it in small pieces and take it to a field where i

insect scale on tulip poplar trees in Ind.

QuestionAll of our tulip poplar trees have the scale disease. They are approximately 12-14 diameter. The trees showed wilt in early spring just after flowering (around April) and have gotten worse to the

Pin oak tree

QuestionQUESTION: I have a dead pin oak tree . It has slowly gone bad the last few years and has died this year. Question is..will it remain standing for years or do I have to have it takendown. It is also los

Dwarf Weeping Cherry

QuestionWeeping Cherry tree has a jelly-looking sap at base of trunk. It is only 1 1/2 years old. Is this a diseases? Will it kill my tree? What can I do? What caused this? Some of the leaves are turning orang

Pink stain and holes in Lodgepole Pine

Question pink stain lodgepole Hi Jim what is causing this pink staining and small insect holes and tunnels in this lodgepole pine? Sincerely, Laura G Alberta Canada AnswerThe pink is a fungi called Arthrog

Pruning a Chinese Pistache tree?

QuestionBelow are a couple of direct links to photos of a Chinese Pistache tree I planted the spring of 2011. Do I need to prune off the top of the long branch on the right side of the tree, or should I just l

Colorado Blue Spruce

Question young Colorado Blue Sp young Colorado Blue Sp I planted five Colorado Blue Spruce trees this spring. They are in West Virginia but not a high elevation and the soil is rather clay like. &