Maple Tree has wood chips @ base

QuestionQUESTION: Our maple tree was hit by high winds 3 yrs ago, lost major limb. tree surgeon who cut and cleaned up property said not to seal wound with tar, it would heal itself. starting last yr noticed NO heal

Fruit and nut trees and other

QuestionI have several fruit and nut trees here in TN and on my land in MS. The problem that I am having is that some type of insect or bird is making holes in the tree bark in a perfect round circle around th

Large oak...dead?

QuestionWe have a very large oak in the backyard of our Hartsville, SC home. It turned brown in August last year and dropped leaves. Our first frost here is not until November. This spring it has small buds on

Maples

QuestionI have a maple in my yard. It was there when I purchased the home in Aug. It seems to be about 3yrs old. I just planted 2 Crimson Norway Maples beside it. I wanted to move the other m

northwest popular male

Question an you take branches soak them in water to make seedlings and have them still remain a male AnswerYes they will remain male. Cuttings should generally consist of the current or past season抯 growth. Avoi

Michigan Blue Spurces

QuestionI moved to the garland area in Texas, we have heavy clay(Texas mud)and dirt. My question is my best friend sent me 5 Michigan blue spruces, what do i need for planting and how far from my house do I plant th

Liquid Amber Seed Pods

QuestionIs there a any chemical that can be sprayed on Liquid Amber Trees to prevent the development of the seed pods (dangerous hard little spiky balls)? Where can we find it? Currently our only recours

pin oak over sewer line

QuestionI purchased a home recently and began having sewer issues due to one of the previous owners planting a pin oak directly over the sewer line. The plumber thinks the shear weight of the tree is slowly cr

yellow leaves on oak tree

QuestionI live in SE Texas (Houston area). I have an oak in my backyard(8 trunk at the base) whose leaves this year came in yellow with green veins. My search on the internet leads me to believe this is iron c

Question about 2 Japanese Red Maple Trees (dwarfs)

Question4/24/09 I just planted 2 Japanese Red Maple Trees (dwarfts)(planted about 2 days ago). They are now about 5 ft. tall. I read the root system can sometimes lift up sidewalks, etc. I planted the

Borers

QuestionI live in northeastern Oklahoma and I discovered bores in my Japanese Maple. They are about an inch long, a cream colored body with a darker yellow head and tail (looks like it has two heads). Im trying to f

Oak balls

QuestionWe live in south central FL. Have an oak-sorry the squirrels planted it several yrs ago and Im not sure what kind of oak it is. It is now about 20 ft tall. This spring when the new leaves were coming out (ab

liquidamber stump & roots

QuestionAfter we apply Roundup to the Liquidamber stump, how long should we wait to have the stump ground up? How long should we wait before planting another tree in the same area? AnswerIf the Roundup was ap

tree triming

Questioni live in southern delaware and would like to know when is the best time to trim a cherry blossam tree. AnswerPrune the tree in the summer, after you have harvested the fruit. While most fruit trees are pru

Bald Cypress roots

QuestionQUESTION: I have a neighbor on the west side and north side of my backyard where I have a pool. The neighbor on the west side has a bald cypress about 20-25 ft away from my pool and I have a shed and a

Dying 100 year-old pink dogwood

QuestionQUESTION: In doing a search about possbiel causes of the 100 year old dogwood in my yeard, I ran across an old question (http://en.allexperts.com/q/Trees-739/Dogwood-trees-blooming.htm). My pionk dogwo

Ants living in a Tree

QuestionI have a beautiful cherry blossom tree that I am concerned about. My husband discovered that a few of the trunks are hollow and he thinks ants are living in there. The tree looks healthy - it just finished b

Purple Robe Locust Tree

QuestionWe had a beautiful tree that was killed by boring insects, but since there were several small trees coming from the original trees roots, I dug one up and replanted it. I was happy that it seemed to ta

best tree for privacy screen in Houston TX

Question I have a small yard and I am looking for a fast-growing tree that I can plant as a privacy screen or hedge. I am leaning towards Cherry Laurel / Privet and I would like it to be as close to a solid-co

brown spots on new growht

QuestionHi Jim we have a weeping willow that hase new growth and ther are brown spots on the new growht (branches and leaves). Is this a diseases Is this something to be concerned with and if so, what is your recomm