pussy willow tree

QuestionI have a pussy willow tree planted a few feet from my home. It is approxiamately 10-12 feet tall. Three questions: 1. Will root damage occur to the foundation since it is so large and close to the house? 2.

Non fruit bearing mullberry trees

QuestionI was just wondering about the damage the roots of a mulberry tree can cause. I have a friend whos neighbor has one of these trees about ten feet away from his Mobile home. Its about 24 inches around the bas

scrub oak bulbs

QuestionQUESTION: i am in az 40 years i have always noticed on scrub oak trees and i belive all species of oak except gamble oak a nearly hollow bulb type growth with a seed type object suspended in the center being

curly willow

QuestionI have a curly willow that I have rooted from a branch. Is it possible to keep it as a patio potted plant? AnswerReally too large to grow in a pot for a length of time--at maturity they have a spread

caterpillars & weeping cherry tree

QuestionI have this problem every year and I am losing the beauty of my tree--how & when do I treat the tree for caterpillars?? One of the 2 trees get them really bad--I dont want to lose the pretty leaves and flowe

Douglas Fir tree

QuestionI have a similar question to the one you answered in 2007. We are adding an addition to our home and have a large fir tree about 100 feet tall and 2 feet in diameter. The trees is 10 feet from where the foun

Drake Elm

QuestionI have a Drake Elm appx 8 dia, 8 yr old has block of holes about 1/4 dia appx 3 off ground @ main trunk & upper forks. Is this fatal or is it treatable if so how can I treat it or do I need proff help??? An

Douglas fir on property line - privacy hedge

Question Douglas fir I have a 150 ft douglas fir on the property line in the Pacific Northwest. On one side is my property and on the other is the city sidewalk, 10 feet of boulevard and then the street.  

dead top of cherry tree

QuestionI planted my cherry tree last May, watered it daily, but it didnt get enough water for about 10 days. The top and upper branches died. There are only 3 lower branches left alive which flowered an

yellowing magnolia grandiflora

Questioni have a 13 ft magnolia grandiflora with pure green leaves(under and top). I planted it from pot to ground about 3 weeks ago. It is turning yellow and dropping some leaves. I am wondering if it is transplant

cawtaba worms

Questionwhy do some trees get worms and others do not? i planated 2 trees 15 years ago and have never had worms on them. has it got something to do with a fly that lays eggs? how can i get the worms started on

Suckering

QuestionI live in Ontario Canada and have a few Soft Maple trees in my yard. They continue to sucker year after year.Someone told me that they will outgrow, but now the trees are at least 12 years old. They still su

bark on bradford fruitless tree

QuestionI have a Bradford Fruitless Pear tree that my dog chewed the bark off of. There are some small areas where she did not go all the way around yet.The base of the trunk still has bark and toward the top but ab

Blue Spruce Globosa

QuestionI fertilized my Globosa last fall and it tuned dark green, there is no blue. I know that I put too much fertilizer. Will it turn back to blue or is there anything I can do to turn it back to blue

Live Oak Galls

QuestionMy two year old oak trees have galls on various limbs. Are these caused by a tiny wasp called a cynipid? Will the galls hurt the trees? Is there a recommended treatment or do you just ignore the problem? An

Pruning Trees

QuestionI have recently purchased a home with two nice maple trees in the front yard, I think that they are silver maples but Im not for sure. I believe that they are 10 to 15 years old. The trees have never been pr

Spruce Tree too close to bushes

QuestionHello I just bought a new house in Northern Virigina and the previous owners planted a beautiful spruce tree in the front yard with a circle of boxwoods surrounding the tree about 4 feet from the trunk. &nb

Lichen

QuestionHow do I get rid of it? AnswerLichens are an example of a symbiotic relationship between algae and certain fungi. They are capable of producing their own food. The algae associated with the fungus is a gree

hollies

Questionwe planted 2 ilex Red Beauty in early fall last year. I sprayed them with anti-dessicant, and they looked good through most of the winter, which was very tough here in northern NJ. But now, almost all of the

walnut tree sapping

QuestionI have a walnut tree (over 30 yrs. old), we noticed an area near the bottom that has started seeping, what is this & what should we do? Also noticed green moss on tree.s AnswerThe seeping sounds like slime