weeping cherry tree

QuestionMay have ask you this question before, but I am still searching for a way to rejuvenate a weeping cherry tree. The tree bloomed nicely this spring but leaves are not being produced. I took a smal

Identify Dead Cottonwood

QuestionI am a surveyor working near Three Rivers, Texas and just off of the Atascosa River. We have located a very old tree stump and trying to determine if the tree was a Cottonwood tree. I am not very familiar wi

stump and roots

Questionhi..i am wondering in a case that a tree stump has died because you put stump killer on it, do the roots under it also die off? thank you!! AnswerYes most of the herbicides used to kill stumps will move dow

pin oak

QuestionPin Oak is about 12-15 years old. In error, 3 yrs ago I put a ring of those heavy bricks around then filled in with good soil, planted flowers..yes I know this was not a good thing-now. Last year

Planting Swedish Aspen Next to House

Question Proposed tree location Hello, Thank you for offering this wonderful service. I have 5 feet and a few inches between my house and my neighbors fence. I long for an aspen tree next to my 2nd sto

Is my tree dead

Question new growth splits I moved into a home 7 years ago and this tree was here. I think it is an American Chestnut. I would find a few of the prickly pods in the spring. In the past it lo

Aspen suckers let to grow

Questionmy 7 tall hybrid aspen died this spring. I have let three suckers coming from the dead base grow thinking i could have a clump of trees. So far the suckers have grown about 5 this summer. Is this a good idea

Killing weeds with a tree near by

QuestionIF I pour boiling water on a tree will it kill it? AnswerDepends on the size of the tree and its roots. A small less than 3 foot tree would more than likely be killed by the boiling water depending on the a

Can spruce tree roots damage foundation?

QuestionMechanical weathering of rocks by tree root wedging is frequently described in geology. Could the same thing happen to a house foundation? AnswerNo there will be NO problem with the roots from the spruce. A

scrub oak sprouts

QuestionWe have two large live oak trees in our side yard that are about 80 feet tall. Around these two trees and in part of our lawn are dozens of scrub oak sprouts. How can I kill the scrub oak s

Oak tree trunk

Question Oak We live in SE Georgia and have two good size oaks in our front yard, that if it fell it would fall on our house. Just wondering if the trunk can be repaired or does it need to be taken down? Ther

Cottonwood

QuestionTree QUESTION: We planted a cottonwood tree three years ago. The first spring it was very nice (about 15-20 ft) although had aphid galls on the leaf. The next spring we trimmed about 4 small bot

raywood ash

QuestionHello. We had a company come out in 2011 and plant 2 raywood ash trees in our backyard. They are placed on our grass area which gets water quite a bit during the summer. Needless to say, th

QUESTION HEMLOCK

QuestionQUESTION: Jim Hi is there any way to send you a photo of a Hemlock tree branch. I have a very tall Hemlock and its dying on me. Its needles are turning brown, dont look like its in very good shape. &nb

Identify Vine Growing Up Tree

Question Weed I live in Michigan and have vines that grow up my tress and are strangling them. Can you tell me of the name of them and how to stop them from growing up the tree or is there a weed killer from

Oak tree leaves falling

QuestionI have three medium size oak trees in my front yard. the tree closest to the driveway is dropping leaves, but the others (and my neighbors trees) are not. I am in the Houston area and we have had plenty of r

FAT ALBERT Blue Spruce

QuestionQUESTION: 4 years ago we had 4 Fat Alberts planted out back. They are on a small mound each. First year and half they seem to do well. At about 19 months 2 of them started to turn brown, the nurs

Big Hackberry Tree

QuestionI live in the Dallas area and have a huge old Hackberry in the back yard; 2 joined together at the trunk. About 2 years ago I had a tree trimmer inspect and cut the left smaller tree at its trunk, as h

asphids on aspens

QuestionWill winter freeze kill the aphids, and what damage will they do to the tree that is about ten years old. and about 20 ft tall. AnswerNo the aphids will over winter in the bark crevices and will survi

Little Oak Seedling

QuestionHello Jim, I went to a zoo 2 months ago and find two Oak seeds on the ground. i wetted it for 3 hours then plant. after 2 weeks, little plant began to rise. now its like 10 inches high. she both of them are