Blood Good Maple

QuestionI have a blood good maple that is 8-10 years old. The tree consists of a main trunk with 8 1.5 branches off main trunk. Only 3 of the branches flowered and the other 5 are show buds on the branch

Buckeye trees

QuestionWould you recommend planting a yellow buckeye tree in Houston, Texas? Thank you. AnswerYes it should not be a problem There are several buckeyes growing in Texas. Here is a link to those and a discrit

Birch Tree Pest

QuestionI have 2 white paper birch trees and noticed a couple of days ago that an orange stain was showing on the trunk of one of the trees and seemed to be spreading. It seems to be running sap. The other tree is a

Exposed ASH tree roots & unhealthly bermuda

QuestionI have two Ash trees on each side of my front yard. There are quite a few exposed roots on the surface of the lawn. The lawn is Bermuda but this season it looks a little unheathly. I want to add dirt in this

Arborvite Browning

QuestionHi, my question is this. Last year I planted 8 Arborvitae trees along the fence line for privacy. They have grown in height very nicely and kept their shape but as the spring has progressed several of the br

Tri Color Beech Transplant Shock??

QuestionWe moved a tri color beech coming up on three years ago in May. The tree was originally planted seven years earlier. The first year it wilted some, but we kept it watered. Last year i

Damaging roots with road work

QuestionHello: we have a beautiful 35 year old Colorado Blue Spruce in our front yard. The city is widening the road and the city owned property line is approx 3 feet from the trunk of our tree. We are c

giant arborvitae

Questionwhat is the difference between a thuja green giant tree and one called giant arborvitae? I ordered the thuja online, then saw a local nursery have the giant arborvitae? Thank you AnswerThuja Green Giant is

Water Oak - Insect or Disease?

Question Water Oak Bumps I live in GA. I have a water oak that has small, dark, reddish-brown bumps about the size of a pea all along its branches. The bumps are clustered along the entire branch.

Lime tree roots and water pipes

QuestionMy neighbour is concerned that the roots of lime trees which were planted 19 years ago may interfere with his water supply in a poly pipe [3 inch bore] located about 2 metres below the surface. The advice I

trim weeping cherry tree

QuestionI have a 4 year old weeping cherry tree, last year my husband took it upon himself to trim it, caused major growth. What is the best way and places to trim it??? AnswerWeeping Cherry trees get from twenty t

Honey Locust thorns poison

QuestionI didnt see an answer to the question about the honey locust thorns being poison. I just got jabbed with a honey locust thorn and it is swelling quite a bit. AnswerThere is not really a poison in the

trees and watering

QuestionI planted three trees that were in pots in my yard a week ago (East Tennessee), a Blue Spruce, Leland Cypress, and a flowering Cherry Tree. My question is how often should I be watering them? I h

root damage/douglas fir

QuestionWe have had some root damage a few months ago (I would estimate 4-5 clock hours) to a ~120 ft tall Douglas Fir during a driveway installation. Is there a time frame where we could expect to have some visible

oak tree near house

QuestionI have an oak tree, 40+ feet growing 4 ft from the front corner of our home. In the last 8 months our wood floors in that corner of the house have been turning black and buckling in scattered areas. The pro

Autumn Blaze vs Siver Maple

QuestionI planted what I thought was an Autumn Blaze Maple several years ago. The tree has done great. Although, we may have planted too close to the house (the trunk is probably 12 feet from the house.

dwarf flowering dogwood tree

QuestionI live in Connecticut and I am having difficulty finding a white dwarf dogwood tree. I had one but it died. It was here already when I bought the house that was built in the 1950s. It grew to about 7-10 ft.

Soft Maple Tree

QuestionWe have a mature soft maple tree that is growing on a slight slope and the roots are on top of the ground, can we cover the roots with soil without damaging the tree? Answer90 percent of a trees roots occup

Is my magnolia tree dead?

QuestionWe have a 3 yr. old magnolia in Atlanta, GA. Last year it did really well, grew a lot and flowered 3 times! However this spring we got snow for a few days and now the whole thing looks dead! &nbs

birch bark peeling

Questionwe bought a house with 3 birch trees 20-30 ft high they were peeling extensively and have looked about the same for a year and a half they seemed to be fine re leaves etc this year I have looked more closel