Native Palm Trees

QuestionAre there any palm trees native to the United States? If so, what are they and where did they grow? Someone told me there are no native palm trees in the United States ,i.e., that people imported

Loquat/Japanese Plum Trees

QuestionHi- thanks for volunteering! My question is in regards to my Loquat Tree. After the 1000s of loquats ripen and fall off the tree, they take root into the ground and I have tons of little seedlings. I have al

Confederate Rose Tree

QuestionI have recently purchased a well landscaped home near humid Houston, Texas. I have 3 Confederate Rose trees and one is taller than my house. I had never heard of this tree before and I loved the way it was c

This branch essential to tree?:(

QuestionLast year this tree blossomed in October...Received help back then. Have you Acquainted yourself with the Rogue Valley (SW Oregon)? This one branch 1+ inch diameter and 2ft long has turned BLAACK with

Pruning of fruit trees

QuestionI would like to know how and when to prune fruit trees espically apple and peach trees, in southeast Ohio. Thank You Clayton AnswerHere are a couple of web links to Fact Sheets from the Ohio Extension Servi

trees/vinegar

QuestionWhat tree does vinegar come from. My daughter is doing a science project and this is one of the questions. AnswerVinegar does not come directly from a tree but from some fruit that grows on a tree--apple, p

Fertilizing orange trees

QuestionThe older leaves on my orange trees are yellow and the branches on the middle top of the trees are dying. I believe these are symptoms of a lack of magnesium. I bought your epson salts and Im not clear on ho

roundup and trees

QuestionI have some two year old trees in the pasture. The grass comes up to them. I want to spray with Roundup; Will this kill the trees? Rroundup.com says it wont and my gardner says it will. Please

Australian evergreen trees

QuestionWhy are most Australian trees evergreen? AnswerI do not think you are correct in the statement that most Australian trees are evergreen. From a Gov document --78% of the Forest area is made up of Eucalypt--

how old is the oldest tree

QuestionHi my name is Justin Dose and I attend St.John Nepomuk school in Racine, WI In our computer class, we are learning how to submit questions over the inernet. My question is how old is the oldest tree. Answer

Treee

QuestionDont know if you can answer this but here goes. I just had a larger live oak (3 ft diameter ) removed from my yard that was much to close and hanging over my home. Im going to have the stump grinded do

Growing trees indoors

QuestionHi.. Thank you for taking time to read my question. I am a Primary School teacher in Glasgow and currently our Environmental Studies topic is nature, specifically trees and how they grow. I would love to

Poisoning a tree for use as a snag

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - Hello, I live in S.Florida. I have a scheflera tree in my backyard, which is invasive. So Id like to kill it for use as a snag for woodpeckers

Plant experiments

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - Hello, I am a 7th grade student and our science teacher is having us do a experiment. There has to be an controlled group and an experimental

Re: On plants and Shampoo

QuestionHi I am the 7th grade student again. I was wondering also how much shampoo should I put in the water cause you are right it will probably die. AnswerWhat I would do is have one plant that you water with jus

citrus shrub

QuestionI recently stubbled across some type of tree (shrub) on the property that I hunt and fish on. The track of land is in a little town called Blackstock,SC which is located between Columbia,SC and Charlot

Harvesting trees on residential properties

QuestionI have a large (2ft diameter), tall (40ft trunk) straight oak tree on my suburban property that is beginning to die. Any chance of my finding a wood mill that would take it away for free (or cheap) in

Last early spring (2004),...

QuestionLast early spring (2004), here in central oklahoma, we planted a four foot colorado blue spruce. This spring is looks a wee bit pale and the needles are a little stiff-er. It does not seem to hav

Re: Use of tree climbing spikes or not

QuestionHi Jim, Im having some very necessary work done on backyard trees; mostly eliminating dead branches that are either a hazard or could potentially damage the tree in time. These are large sweet gum, maple

flowering almond tree

QuestionWe have a flowering almond tree in our front yard (west facing). We havent had any flowering for a couple of years and I was wondering if there is something I should be doing in early spring to get the