yellow-brown ooz on maple tree bark (diagnosis)?

Question yellow brown ooz on ma I noticed a yellow brown sticky puffy ooz near the base of my maple tree. The tree otherwise seems to be healthy. Is this a problem? Picture attached. I also took a pick o

Holes in old oak tree

Question Tree holes 1 These puzzling holes have appeared in an old oak tree at my lake house. One looks like it might be a woodpeckers nest but no birds are around and it looks sort of rotten inside the hole.

birch tree root - cutting (expanded query)

QuestionHi Jim, An expansion of the same question: if the roots that we want to cut are aprox. 5+ feet from the trunk, will that still do significant damage to the tree? Many thanks for your help! AnswerIt is not n

worm or moth on cypress trees

QuestionI have two cypress trees in my back yard and have discovered this hanging like cocoon that makes you think that it is part of the leaf coming out as it has the prickly little things on the outside of this co

Canadian Red Cherry Dry Leaves

QuestionWe planted a row of 5 Canadian red cherry trees about 1 month ago. Recently Ive noticed that one of the trees leaves have been drying out. Is there anything I can do to stop this? There is

Spruce Tree & Volck oil

Question Colorado Blue Spruce I think that I scorched my 10 year old 20Colorado spruce with Volck spray last fall trying to get rid of a bad spider mite problem. We are in Wyoming and I know I used too high of an ap

Globe Willow Frothy Flux and infested with larvae

QuestionQUESTION: We live on the eastern slope of Colorado. We have a 7 year old Globe Willow that has developed Frothy Flux. Weve tried to clean the area and then seal it, but didnt work. It is mostly o

Globe Willow root system

QuestionCan you give details about the root system? How extensive does it get? AnswerThe root system extends about 1 1/2 times the width of the drip line (where the ends of the branches extend out to) The roo

Ornamental Plum Tree

QuestionOur Ornamental Plum Tree produces plums that create a huge mess. Is there any way to sterilize it so it wont produce fruit? The fruit isnt good for anything. We dont want to get rid of it, becaus

Redbud transplant

QuestionI read your previous answer re transplanting a redbud in the spring after the ground thaws. I live in Los Angeles where thawing is not a problem. Can I transplant in the summer? Thank you. Answe

tree stump trouble

Questionwe had our sick tree cut down a little over a month ago and now it is oozing slime and orange stuff looks like tree vomited and is black on the sides flies are loving it and the smell is horrible so bad I al

Catabawa worms/tree

QuestionMy son transplanted a Catabawa tree last year. He put a lot of worms on it last season. This year the tree has really grown, has a lot of pods but only a couple of worms. The worms have their hea

crimsion maple tree

Question Tree wound I have a crimson maple that has what i would call a wound,the tree itself is vary old,but still to me is very healthy,the wound is about 6 to 7 inches in length and is seeping a brown puss like

Type of Tree

QuestionMy husband brought me a seed pod from a tree that he had never seen before and was quite fascinated by. I know Ive seen them before but never knew what the name was. We live in MO, near St. Louis

Maple Tree White worms

QuestionHi, was wondering if you could help me identify my white worm problem. I noticed that Branches would fall off my Maple tree. And Inside the branch lives a small white work- The branch would be hollow and the

horizontal holes on magnolia tree

QuestionIn reading your answers to other holes in trees,I think my tree is being besieged by woodpeckers,however Im worried about permanent damage. Are woodpeckers different than sapsuckers? When do they normally wo

pine tree/evergreen

QuestionMy evergreen tree has bores how can I chemically treat them, or is there an organic way? I opened up one of the conifers/ the end of the tree branch and I could actually see them, yuk! I live in

leaf problems

QuestionI have a weeping and a yoshino cherry tree. Both of which have little holes in the leaves. It looks like bugs may have been chewing on the leaves. What kind of bugs are doing this and how can I treat them?

dwarf weeping willow infestations

QuestionMy weeping willow has had an infestation for last season and it has begun again this year. There seem to be 2 types of bugs, one a dark greenish/blue beetle and also thin black bugs approx. 3-5mm long

Maple Trees

Question Maples We transplanted maples last year, this spring they looked dead, now I see new growth at the bottom. Should I cut them back, its late June in Edmonton AB and were new to planting trees. Answer