arizona cypress

QuestionI have an arizona cypress that is beginning to turn brown at the top. I found a place near the top that looks like some kind of critter has bored in to the trunk. Can I save the tree? AnswerSounds like an i

douglas fir root system

QuestionI plan to excavate some land and would like to know what a douglas fir root system generally looks like below the ground so that I can avoid it and preserve the health of the tree if possible. So far I

digging near young maple

QuestionI had my husband recently dig away all the grass that was growing up around two young maple trees in our back yard so they wouldnt have to mow so close to the tree trunk. However when he did so he knicked a

dogwood trees never bloomed

QuestionHello Jim I have 2 Dogwood trees that a kind neighbor planted for me 2 years ago. They are now going on 3 years and have never bloomed. The trees look very healthy and have wonderful green leaves, but

Mesquite pods

Question Mesquite We live in Arizona between Phoenix and Prescott where it is very warm most of the year. The only shade around our house is provided by a type of mesquite. Good shade, however, these tre

tree trimming

Question2 different tree trimmers came out to top my 2 of my black locust trees but instead of topping them they cut off all of the limbs and left a 5-6ft stump?i guess you could call it that will my trees come bac

Hole in oak tree

QuestionHello, I have a 200-250 yr old beautiful and tall oak tree on my land with two main limbs rising up from the trunk and a third smaller one. A split is forming in the middle of the saddle at the very to

poisonous honey locus trees

QuestionI was doing a little pruning of a path leading to a creek on our property when I got stuck in the wrist area with a thorn from a honey locust tree.It didnt hurt at the time too much..but a couple of hours la

Big Maple tree roots growing visibly towards our house

QuestionWe have a huge and old Maple tree (belongs partly to the District) that sits about 12 feet away from the front of our house. Over the last few years, we have noticed that the roots of this tree are very visi

Bald Cypress - Roots & Tip

QuestionQUESTION: I have two questions about the two 9-yr-old Bald Cypress trees in the front of my Dallas, Texas home. 1. Many (3-6) root knuckles are surfacing around each tree approximately 5 feet from the tree

Double Flowering Cherry Tree

QuestionI have a double flowering cherry tree thats about 5 years old. I started having smaller trees or saplings coming up from the root. My question is, can I cut those and replant them or will they no

green giant trees

QuestionWe live in eastern North Carolina and would like to make a hedge row with the green giants.When would be a good time to plant these,with summer coming on would it be better to wait until fall . AnswerThe be

Large maple trre dying

QuestionWe have 2 large maple shade trees one died this year. We thought ligntning hit it, but the big tree next to it has a large hole about 6 inches from the ground and something is eating it. You can see the pulp

grass fertilizer burn willow tree

Questioni recently fertilized the lawn twice because our female dogs were burning lawn; leaves were fine on willow then one day they dried up and fell; i can see some slight green coming thru; did the fe

tree parasite (?)

QuestionWe have a small cedar tree (perhaps an arborvitae?)) that has inch size things growing off the branches. The nodules are sectioned into about four or so sections, they are a brownish-purple, round, with brig

scales water oaks

QuestionI SAW THE QUESTION PRIOR.I TOO LIVE IN GEORGIA..OUR WATER OAKS ARE ABOUT 70 YEARS OLD AND ABOUT 50 FOOT TALL. wILL THE BAYER TREATMENT WORK IN THE SAME MANNER OR WILL IT TAKE LONGER. tHANKS AnswerYes it wil

Moving trees from state to state

QuestionI want to take some saplings I have grown in pots from where I currently live in New Jersey to Florida. A friend said that it was not legal to introduce plants from one state to another. They are just red ma

Catawba Worms

QuestionHow do you keep from getting catawba worms on your trees? We dont fish and would rather they not eat the tree bare every summer. Suggestions? AnswerIF you really need to you can either spray the foliage whe

tree removal

QuestionI am having a tree service cut down an old pine tree in my backyard. It is probably at least 60 years old. I also have another pine tree growing right next to my house that is about 10 years old.

Cottonless cottonwood leaf issue

QuestionI have a cottonless cottonwood tree that I planted 3-4 years ago. It grew wonderfully and looked gorgeous until last August (2009) when it became sick with some type of disease that caused 60%-75% of the lea