popular trees

Questionhi i have popular trees growing on my land, My neighbour has asked me to cut them down because they roots of the trees are causing problems with the foundation of his house, and his septic tank Answ

dual trunk tree splitting apart

QuestionI have a 20 ft blue spruce tree that has always had two adjacent and parallel trunks. It is now starting to widen out at the top so that the trunks now form a V rather than staying parallel. Since the

cutting tree roots

QuestionI am almost ready to start excavation for the foundation of a house in East Texas. One end of the house will be lowered about 3 into the existing slope. There is a large (20-24) Red Oak or maybe a Wate

Golden Chain Tree - worms

Question Golden Chain Tree -wor Ive had my golden chain tree for 3 yrs now and this year I noticed that chunks of the branches were dying. When I looked closer at it I saw that they have these brownish yellow worms

aspen tree sucker growth

Questionhow do i stop the sucker growth from my aspen trees from popping up in my lawn? seems like i am just mowing aspen trees now. AnswerIt is really difficult to control aspen shoots that develop on aspen roots.

45 yr old maple with white cottony spots

QuestionI have a 45+ yr old maple in my yard and this is the first year it has white cottony spots on some of the lower branches or at least that we can see, it also is sapping allot where our deck has become very s

aspen roots & new shoots

QuestionI have 4 aspen trees in one area of my yard. Is there any way to kill new shoots? Also, the roots are coming up in lawn area, is there anyway to prevent this? AnswerIt is really diff

Cottonwood tree with white bugs

Question Cottonwood tree last autumn our large 20ft cottonwood tree got struck by lightning. recently, we noticed that is has a 3 ft. water like liquid coming out of it and there are bugs in the watery stream.

Maple tree disease

QuestionI have a maple tree over 30 yrs old and the branches have white cotton balls on them and leaves are falling off like it is fall and it is July..is this a disease and what can I do? Thank you for your h

Sycamore tree

QuestionCan i pile up dirt around the base of my Sycamore tree without hurting it or them? AnswerYES and NO! You can add soil around a tree as long as the amount does not exceed 2 inches in depth AND not piled up o

oak tree dropping acorn and leaf tips

QuestionThis old oak is dropping acorns, smaller ones in June and now larger ones in July. It is also dropping several leaf tips. In Maryland we are suffering a severe drought this spring. Could it

Cherry tree roots cut after construction

QuestionMy mature cherry tree had some of its roots cut and exposed after construction about 3.5 weeks ago. The roots were cut on one side; the other side was not damaged. I recovered the exposed roots the day it ha

Many damaged trees

QuestionHello Jim, I live in deep south Texas and have many trees in my yard that have been damaged from storms over the years. Most of the trees have hollow areas up and down the trunks but all appear very h

Webs and worms in weeping cherry tree

QuestionOur wheeping cherry tree has developed webs with little worms inside of them which are killing the leaves what can i do? AnswerThese are web worms --caterpillar type insects in webs. They live in the web fo

Linden Trees

QuestionHow do I get rid of pests that are boring into the trunk of my mature trees? The bark has peeled off in several areas especially in the krotches. The pests have bored into the trees quite deep and it appears

Staking White Pine trees necessary?

QuestionHi Jim, Please forgive me if this question does not fall into your area of expertise. We recently had two white pine evergreen trees planted behind our house. The workers who planted the trees st

edible

QuestionAre the plums from a ornamental purple tree edible AnswerPlum trees are divided into fruiting varieties and ornamental or flowering varieties. Every kind sold locally as an ornamental or flowering plum has

tower poplar tree

QuestionWhere do these trees originate? AnswerThese are hybrids. A hybrid plant is produced when pollen of one species is used to fertilize flowers of another species. A hybrid poplar is a tree resulting from the c

Transplanting a very old pear tree

QuestionHello there, would you please tell me if it is possible to transplant a very old, large pear tree. There are no fences or barriers in the way of moving this tree but I believe it will require a backhoe becau

magnolia bark damage

QuestionWe have a 10 year old magnolia tree in our yard. My husband got in a bind with our boat trailer and hit the side of the tree knocking off a large area of bark. The injury is on one side of the tree and