blue spruce trees disease

Questioni am located in ohio. I planted 5 beautiful blue spruce trees when i purchased my property,13 yrs ago. they seemed as though they were dying , called an arborist over to look at them and he told me they had

Hollywood Junipers

QuestionDear Jim, Please could you shed some light on a problem we are having with our two large Hollywood Junipers. We planted them 4 years ago when they were 6ft tall they have grown to about 9ft now and h

Douglas Fir Root Damage

Question Douglas Fir 1 Douglas Fir 2 There is a new house being built next to our 40+ year old house. Today they dug out the dirt approximately 12-18 inches down very close to an 80+ year old Douglas Fi

yoshino cherry

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, Jim: I live in North Georgia. My 3 story tall yoshino cherry is only five feet away from my house. Do you think it might affect my house foundation sooner or later? Besides, it sheds yellow lea

my dogwood

QuestionHi -- thanks for the reply -- heres more info -- it was not bulaped- it was in a container -- the hole was definitely large enough -- the tree just seems to be shaky --it is growing fine otherwise -so I have

Ash Tree Root Problem

Question ash tree heaving up dr ash tree heaving up dr Hi, I just read a response regarding ash tree roots possibly lifting the foundation...Im still skeptical about this...i have a 20 yr. old ash tree

live oak next to pool

QuestionQUESTION: What if your live oak is only 4 feet from pool and is 40 years old. Have crack in pool and pool guy says we now have to remove tree. Love tree but cant keep having cracks. Lived h

Fungi on Hackberry Tree

Question fungi We have a large hackberry at the corner of our driveway and the road in front of our house. The trunk supports three large mini trunks that shoot up about 30 feet in the air. I noti

Slug-like worm in knothole

QuestionI have a 60+ year old Crepe Myrtle in my yard that has some sluglike creatures eating away in an existing knothole. I have tried various treatments, snail/slug killer, a pesticide, but I ca

southern maine possible problem with our oak trees

QuestionWe have lived on our property for forty years. We have many red oak trees that drop their acorns in late September and early October. I am seeing something this year that I have never seen before. there are

Weeping Golden Chain Tree

QuestionJim -- I live in Queens, NY and have a weeping golden chain tree. The tree is about 15 years old. It seems happy (that is, its grown larger in the 12 years Ive been here), but doesnt flower much. Some years

King Crimpson Maple

QuestionEarlier in the year,I wrote to you regarding the removal of a concrete patio just a few feet away from a mature king crimpson maple that is within 20 feet from my house. Thank you so much for you respo

Trunk of large oak has rotten area

Question depth of rotten area general area of rotten I have a large oak (8ft in circumference) and about I noticed that there is a section of decayed bark on the trunk. The area of decay is about

rotten area near base of oak tree trunk

Question trunk close view I got an anwser from Matt about my oak tree but had a follow up question. Background: I discovered an area of rot about 2.5~3ft wide and 4ft tall. He mentioned not

Tree fungus?

QuestionI noticed a smooth very pale cream colored blob at the base of our old fruitless mulberry today. Feels spongy when poked with a stick and measures approx 6 x 3. The tree itself appears healthy. However

When Hackberry tree sap stops for the fall

QuestionWhen do I know that my hackberry trees this fall have stopped their sap from falling? I want to pay a firm to clean my roof, deck and concrete drive, etc from the black tar sap and aphids, but I do not want

Oak Tree Disease

QuestionOak tree disease2 Oak Tree disease QUESTION: Good day Jim, We recently noticed that the leaves from one of our oak tree start falling down even though they are still young and green. &nbs

Tree Identification

Question Short Leaf Pine Short Leaf Pine trunk Please confirm whether or not this is a short leaf pine and if the dbh should be measured just under the first branch which is approx. 4.5ft above the grou

FUNGI

QuestionQUESTION: I FOUND A ROUND,LARGE,HEAVY SOFT GROWTH ON A DEAD OAK TREE STUMP CLOSE TO A CREEK. OBLONG SHAPE, WHITE WITH ORANGE TINT - HAS THICK HAIRLIKE STRUCTURES COVERING THE TOP AND SIDES WHERE IT WASNT ATT

Scared to plant a tree!

QuestionHi, Im a new homeowner and my front yard is screaming for trees and a garden. I have a list if trees Im considering but scared that theyll damage the water line. The city said the water line is 1 metre (abo