cupressus tree

Questionwe have a 20feet cupressus which is leaning 20-30deg to the left have tried tieing a rope around another tree and pulling but no movement at all. apart from digging it out do you have any suggestions w

saving split oak tree

Question tree-front I had two trees fall in my yard after last weeks storm. The neighbors oak tree fell into my yard and hit my oak tree. It seem to have cracked my oak. I was looking for advice on how t

gold spotted oak borer

Questioni have recently planted 17 oak trees ranging from 60 box to 84 box two of the 84 boxed trees have been diagnosed with the gold spotted oak borer we will be cutting those down and getting rid of those trees m

Laurel wilt-ambrosia beetles

QuestionJim, We are losing all our bay trees we believe due to the ambrosia beetle. What can we do or spray to kill the beetles and/or save remaining trees? Does Oynx spray work? Thank You, Sharon Answe

Live oak pruning

QuestionHi Jim. I have 3 live oak trees that were planted approx: 5 years ago from a nursery when they were about 6 feet tall. They are now about 20-25 feet high. I have topped these trees twice now, about only 2-3

Crepe Myrtle

QuestionHi I live in Central Texas. I have a crepe myrtle that was transplanted in early April. The leaves have died, but the scratch test shows that the limbs are still alive. Just today it started oozi

Oak Tree Missing Leaves

QuestionI have a fairly large oak tree in my front yard thats been there for 18 years. Its been a fairly healthy tree (produces acorns every year) but over the past couple of summers I have noticed that some o

Live Oak Surface Tree Roots

QuestionJim, I have two Live oaks in front of my house with two or three surface roots on each tree that stick up over the ground surface. Can I grid them down below the surface and then cover with St. Augustine gra

White Worm Boring in cut wood

QuestionI recently cut up an oak tree from another property in MD. About two weeks later after I brought it to my house. I noticed that only some of the rounds were getting saw dust piles. I assumed some type of car

Rooting new trees from bradford pear trees

QuestionCan you root trees from the limbs that are being pruned off of the tree? If so, what would you need to do? AnswerYou can try but I think what you will get is not the same bradford tree since normally bradfo

bark stipped by squirrels

QuestionQUESTION: i have several trees that the squirrels have stripped the bark. they have done this to several different kind of trees on our property. i noticed that a newly planted tree has been stripped. is the

Pin oak leaf disase - with pictures

QuestionQUESTION: I have a young pin oak (10 years). On the underside of most leaves is what appears to be a fungus or mold, light tan in color, located at the junction of the veins. This appears shortly

birch tree cuttings with black on the bark

QuestionI took a bunch of cut white birch branches from a neighbor, some three to four feet in length. I am now noticing black raised areas on the bark on about half of them; it has been about 3-4 weeks since I firs

BLUE SPRUCE TREE-FALLEN NEEDLES

QuestionMY BLUE SPRUCE IS ABOUT 40YRS OLD, HEALTHY. IT ACCUMULATES INCHES OF FALLEN NEEDLES WHICH CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD HERE IN COLORADO. SHOULD I REMOVE ALL, LEAVE SOME? ALSO SUCH THICK MULCH MAKES WATERING THE TREE

Stressed out maple tree!

Question Stressed Maple We live in La Crosse, Wi. and experience extreme temperatures on both ends of the scale. Our maple lost a large lower branch in a storm a few days ago, the first time this has happened. We ha

waterfall japanese maple tree

QuestionIve had this tree for about 3 years, and it was growing beautifully until either kids, or a deer broke it clear down to the trunk. There is only about 4 or 5 inches of the trunk left. Should I leave it alone

re Mountain ash trunk damage

QuestionWE have young Mountain ash Trees there is some trunk damage I would like to save the tree. How do I fix this can I use paint or is there a different method. AnswerDo not pout any wound dressing paint

october glory maple

QuestionI live in Central Texas. I just received my tree from fastgrowingtrees Thursday. The tree looks pitiful but is alive. What can I do besides watering it help it revive. Can I add miracle gro

hybrid willow tree stem turning black

QuestionQUESTION: One of my hybrid willow tree which I planted a year ago is about 15 feet tall, I noticed one of the branch stems developing black patches, the leaves on that branch started dying off. Next 1-2 days

ash tree

QuestionHi Jim- I live on the hot and humid gulf coast. I have an 25 ash tree that has had some kind of black looking substance growing in a depression in the bark which has been that way for a few years. I spotted