Japanese maple eaten by beetles

QuestionAfter killing off the beetles on my japanese maple, what should I do with the tree? Should I prune off all the eaten branches or wait until next winter to prune. It really looks bad...Just about

Hawthorn

QuestionI have 3 hawthorn trees, over 20 years old with a stem circumference of about 10 inches. About 15 feet tall. They are located next to my house. Would you know what sort of roots hawthorns h

laurel oak problem

Questioni live in ft myers fl.my 12foot laurel oaks leaves recently started to turn brown on about 1/5th of the leaves. after several days of heavy watering, it stopped. now i have noticed several rust spots about t

ants eating our tree roots?

QuestionWe have lovely globe and weeping willow trees about 5 years old. We live in Santa Rosa, NM. It has been drought and hot here and our trees are watered well as needed. I believe the ants are

Blue Spruce Close to the House

QuestionWe live in north-central NM about 10 miles from the CO border in a newly purchased house. There are precious few trees growing on the property, among them 3 young, healthy-looking blue spruce.They grew about

Royal Empress Tree Roots

QuestionHi, I am planting a Royal Empress Tree in my front yard. The tree will be 9.5 feet from the street and 9 feet from the sidewalk leading up to our front door. Is that enough room for the tre

Possible insects in Bradford Pear Trees

QuestionI have 11 Bradford Pear trees about 20 tall lining my driveway in Central Massachusetts. They are 8 years old. I have noticed 1/8 holes bored (approximately 6 - 12 holes in a straight row ) mostly in the mai

Dead pin oak

QuestionWe had our 63 yr. Old pin oak trimmed last summer And now it appears to be dead. Initially after the trimming, it lost all leaves, just as if it was the Fall. This spring it appeared to hav

Aphids

QuestionI have a large maple tree probably 40 years old. We have these white objects floating in the air and are all over our lawn and vehicles. there is a sappy substance that is getting all over our deck from thes

Afgan Pines

QuestionDear Jim, I have a ranch in Willow Springs CA. It is very dry and hot in the summer here.Almost no rainfall for a good 4-6 mo.s. I have about 45 Afgan Pine trees and about 50 other trees of different types t

How to cover /treat a Hole in Calif live oak tree

QuestionA live oak with a ~5 foot diam trunk, which branches out into three 2 foot diam limbs, which in turn branch into smaller limbs. One of the 2 foot limbs branched into two ~1.5 ft limbs. 30 years ago one of th

Cut down arbor vitas

QuestionI have 2-25 foot Arbor Vitas I want to cut 5 feet off the tops,will this kill the trees> AnswerIt will not kill them but will not do them too much good. IF you want a hedge looking tree that is what you

copper beach tree

QuestionI have a mature copper beach tree 30ft high the leaves are being eaten by a very small whitish aphid underneath the leaf is gummy there was a old desised apple tree growing next to it which we removed

Digging by trees

QuestionI want to install an in-ground swimming pool. How close can I dig to a mature Oak tree without hurting the tree? AnswerDigging inside the dripline will cause dieback of the foliage. The dripline is th

Root removal under house

Question Roots Hi Jim, Ive read your other root answers but they didnt touch on my few points I have. Douglas Fir, 250 years old, cut down and stump removed. The roots go under old additions to the house (living s

Ponderosa Pine damage

Question IMG_2162 Attached is a pic of a ponderosa pine in the Black Hills of SD. Its damage is different than the pine beetle damage. There is no evidence of larva or worms. We havent a bird spending extensive time

weeping Mulberry

QuestionHow should i prun my weeping Mulberry? I should have pruned it sooner. The branches are growing up straight up it seems out of cantrol . Do i cute thoughs branches off and what about the rest of

blue spruce root balls

QuestionShould I purchase colorado blue spruce trees that have been sitting out of the ground with root ball watered regularly for 3 months? I have always thought that it is best to take trees right from groun

Yellow Spotty leaves

Question Spotty Leaves on Craba My husband & I planted a flowering crabapple tree (Robinson) this spring. It is about 8 - 9 feet tall & looked beautiful when we brought it home with all the pink flowers. Now the tre

Inured Weeping Cherry Tree Oozing Sap

QuestionMy 9-year-old cut about a 1 ring of bark away from the base of our Miniature Weeping Cherry tree and now sap is oozing out in the injured area. Can we treat the wound and how? thanks! AnswerIf you are