Powdery Mildew on Magnolia Trees

QuestionHello, We live in western Oregon, and have spent two summers in our current home. There are two small-ish magnolias planted on either side of the east-facing front porch. Last summer (2010), they were fine.

Raywood Ash tree

QuestionI live in the Phoenix area. I have four Raywood Ash trees. Two seem to be doing well. One is ok and te other has no leaves. There are buds on the branches but is that tree dead or just stressed from the cold

Wild cherry trees

QuestionQUESTION: I have 300 walnut seedlings (2 to 4 yrs old) snd the deer pruned the tops out of all of them a year ago. They have from 3 to 6 leaders now and I want to know if I can prune all but one off of

Elm Damaged and big leaks

Question tree down I have the most beautiful elm on my street and a recent rare ice storm here in the Seattle ripped it into three pieces. I have repaired it using cables and winches to re-erect it and

tricolor beech

QuestionTri Color Beech QUESTION: I have a tricolor beech tree in my front yard in northern California purchased several years ago from a local nursery and now 20+ feet tall. On purchase, about 8 feet up from

Cypress Tree

QuestionMy neighbors cypress tree roots have grown under my driveway and totally destroyed it. Had to replace it a few years ago. It is now growing under my house and cracking my slab and garage. H

overgrown eastern red cedar

QuestionIn my hometown in the Mississippi Delta, the town Christmas tree is an Eastern Red Cedar. The height is about thirty feet and it is about thirty feet in diameter making it a ball instead of a cone. &nb

pine trees

QuestionIn the last few years our pine trees have lost needles from the inside of the branch(closest to the trunk)and only the tips are green. Does this mean they have a fungus or bugs? They used to be full and lush

tilled roots leaking smelly discharge/water

QuestionI recently tilled a garden area at my new rental house and there are a few strange areas where smelly water is seeping. At first I thought maybe I hit a sprinkler system but upon further investigation with m

15 red bud transplant

Question15 red bud tree just starting to bud out. (Waco Tx) area. We need to move tree for 2 days to do major construction ground work then re plant tree in about the same place. We will move tree w/large back hoe,

Yaupon Holly Transplant

QuestionI live in the N. Dallas, TX area (Zone 7b)and have just transplanted several Yaupon Holly trees to different locations on my property. One of the trees was being crowded out by another YH tree so it has bran

ball willow tree

QuestionHi Jim, My husband recently purchased a willow tree that was called Ball willow but I cannot find any information on it. The only thing he knew was that it did not weep. Could you provide me with some inform

Black trees forest around Pittsburg

QuestionOn my reason trip from Florida we drove through Pittsburgh, there were sections of forest That look black.The pine trees were brown, and all the trees on highways were dead or dying. Than I noticed there was

Chinese Pistache oozing black stuff from trunk

QuestionHi there - I have two six year old Chinese Pistache trees in my front yard. One has developed a weeping problem. The tree also suffered from leaf loss last summer. I live in Phoenix, AZ, and thou

chinese pistache tree

Questioni have a 20 year old Chinese pistache tree in my backyard. there are three bottom branches that are large and thick. often we have to duck when this tree is blooming because these branches have l

Okay to Cover Base of Sequoia with Soil?

QuestionQUESTION: Good Day Jim, I have 4 trees that I believe to be some type of Sequoias and Redwoods along the fence line in my backyard. They are at least 30-50 feet tall and have been in their current location

raywood ash roots

QuestionI recently had 2 raywood ash trees removed due to root system. I also have a queen anne palm that is possibly raising pool decking from the roots. The ash trees were about 10-15 feet away from pool. Do you t

weeping willow

QuestionI planted a weeping willow about 10 feet away from the edge of my pond (its about 40 feet away from my septic tank). I was hoping the roots would find there way to my pond as a water source insted of my sept

Japanese red maple

QuestionI have a japanese red maple that is loseing its bark. It doesnt look as though it is being eaten away but is pealing away. AnswerThere are many varieties of Japanese maples some do shed their bark starting

weesatch brush

QuestionI heard the other day there is a new way to poison weesatch.They said it is a little pill you put at the base of the bush, moisture dissolves it, and kills the plant. Have you heard of this? If so, were can