PINK DOGWOOD

QuestionMy 31 year old pink dogwood looks terrible! The leaves are mostly brown. The tree bloomed late this spring and is now all in leaf, but they are kind of curled up and dry looking and brown!

branches from roots

QuestionThe roots on my 26 year old Bradford Pear trees are above the ground in places. They have been nicked from time to time from mowing then the nicks start to grow branches. If I cut them they grow back. Can I

Pin Oak with galls

QuestionI have a 25 year old pin oak with some gall growth. This is the first time I have noticed the squirrels are chewing off small branches to the ground and chewing all the old gall growths off and l

Redwood Burl Issue

QuestionPicked up a redwood burl for my daughter in California on vacation. It was doing great on our trip home until we left it in a HOT car. Now nothing is growing and it has a white mold on it.

Hole in tree branch

QuestionRead advice suggesting not to fill holes in for instance limbs. What about covering hole with rubber or plastic either sealing or stapling hole which faces upward. Has anyone studied placing a wo

pine and spruce needles

QuestionI have two pine and one spruce trees in my front yard. I have trimmed them up from the bottom about 5 feet to allow the sun to hit the ground under them, but still nothing will grow. My question

Mulberry Planting

QuestionI cut a clipping off the end of a mulberry tree, 10 to 12 branch and dipped it into root hormone, then placed it into sand/dirt for rooting. This was done about 2 weeks ago. Is it normal for the

Maple bark borers

QuestionI have a maple tree that has been killed by these borers. My concern is how likely are they to spread to maple trees around the neighborhood, and what precautions should we take to protect maples that

trimming bottom branches on young redwoods

QuestionPlease advise...our trees are about 13 feet tall now and we are not sure what is best for the tree. We prefer to trim bottom branches....trees are planted in clay soil on a hill in Oakland, California

Bore Worms in Dogwood Trees

QuestionI have several young dogwood trees that have bore worms that were planted in our yard approximately 7 months to 1 year ago. Two have already died and we have removed the areas that look infected from t

Weeping Willow Trees

QuestionI have conflicting answers from different local arborists and would appreciate a third independent answer. I purchased, from an internet-based mail order nursery, several weeping willow saplings which I pla

Effect of Dichlobenil on Magnolia Trees

QuestionWill Dichlobenil placed on top of the ground near a Magnolia tree (before installing a hot tub to keep from growing up between the pavers )kill the tree or injure it? AnswerNo the Dichobenil will not harm t

swedish columnar aspen

Questionwe have a small yard. 1 year old swedish columnar aspen trees. notice that the leaves are chewed in some areas, and ants on the branches and truck of the trees.. how do i get rid of them and our these ants t

FIG LEAF PRUNING AND USAGE

QuestionI trimmed my figs 2 day. I noticed that they seem to wart off pests. Nice dark green leaves. A strong scent. Can These leaves be used in a mixture on other plants to keep them pests free? &

Save my Oak (please!)

Question Oak Upper Crown Hello and thanks in advance for the info! I live in Central Florida and recently bought a house on a corner lot with a large number of wonderful old shady oaks, I am thinking they are live o

further info on mesquite tree

QuestionDear Jim, Thank you for your quick response . I will look into the arborists credentials. I have noticed that my neighbors pine trees are losing an alarming # of needles in my driveway. My friend said

Topping a Honey Locust

QuestionI have a very mature Honey locust but am starting to notice that it is getting very thin and I have some branches dying. If I was to top this tree out, will it continue to grow and if so how long does

ree root

QuestionHello, I have a large oak tree that I cut a 10 limb off about 10 years ago. It has rooted out. I took my chainsaw and oppen the wound that would not heal. Drainall the water and tryed to cut out the r

cottonwood leaf drop

QuestionI have a large cottonless cottonwood tree in my front yard, I believe that it is about 10-12 years old. In the last week a majority of the leaves have turned yellow and are falling off in clumps. There is a

blotches on mountain ash leaves

QuestionHi there. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I have a mountain ash tree in my south facing back yard that has some issues with its leaves. I have been here three years and Im guessing the tree is about 10 y