Black Walnut

QuestionI have a black walnut tree growing on my property, it is actually in a very heavily wooded part, I am not sure how old it is but I am sure it has some age on it, we discovered it at the beginning of the year

Bore worms in Oak trees

QuestionIs Merit something that can be bought and used without be licensed? We have been told that we have Bore worms in our Oak trees and need to know what to do about them. Our County Extension Office

Umbrella Willow or Globe Willow

QuestionWhere can I purchase these type of willows for shipment to me in California? Thank you. AnswerYou should be able to check with your local nursery. They may have it or can order it fro you. That way yo

firewood

QuestionQUESTION: our firewood has mushroom looking fungus growing on it ... is it safe just to knock it off and then burn it? ANSWER: These are the fruiting bodies of a decay fungi. The wood is decaying. It will n

How to clean an outdoor deck

QuestionJim, Our extension agent has identified the black deposits on my deck as lycenium or mycelium scale. I have tried several products including trisodium phosphate and bleach, oxyclean, deck brightener, and

Different Trees - Similar Disease?

QuestionI live in the greater Atlanta area of Georgia where we had a severe drought last summer (2008). I have a variety of trees in the front and backyards and noticed by the end of last summer the trees in t

oak tree limbs breaking off

QuestionWe have a very large old oak tree, it has had one limb a year break off for four years. These limbs are almost as large as a tree. They are from one half, it is now a half circle of limbs on one side a

growth of healthy plum tree

QuestionI bought two plum trees three years ago in early Spring and at the same time and same location (Memphis, TN). Planted one in back yard and one in front. They both seem happy and healthy. The one in bac

Green Giant Thuja trees

QuestionLast week-end we planted two large Green Giant thuja trees on a slope. They looked fine when they were planted but this past week it has done nothing but rain and now one of them seems to be leaning ever so

raywood ash disease?

QuestionIn a recent storm in Merced California, the huge raywood ash tree across the street fell crushing my trailer and damaging my boat. I understand they are great trees resistant to most diseases, but the heartw

hackberry tree disease

QuestionI live in San Antonio Texas and have a very large hackberry tree in the back yard that covers approx 75% of the yard. The plants, furniture and concrete are covered with a black film that is very hard

green mould like substance on tree branches

Question Japanese maple bush my Japanese maple bush is approx 5 yrs old,The leaves have now all fallen to leave unsightly thick green moss like substance totaling covering most of the main branches,will this e

dead oak trees

QuestionI have several types of oaks in the Kosse Texas area. Trees are quickly dieing in groups of three and four, from healthy looking to dead in a matter of weeks. Peeling the bark away I see some pest has bored

Maple tree seedling in a pot.

QuestionI live in southern Ohio. I found a few maple tree seeds over the summer and planted them in pots. To my surprise these seeds grew. What should I do with these seedlings that are about 4 inches tall over the

broken branch live oak

QuestionWe have a live oak that has a trunk diameter of nearly four feet and off of the trunk are about four major limbs with the largest of these four being more than 2.5 feet in diameter. One of the major li

air plants/ moss killing Oak Trees

QuestionQUESTION: I have 3 acres full of oak trees that are dying. In the past 3-4 years the trees seem to be overrun with air plants & moss. It seems like they are draining the trees of moisture and the branches ar

Leaf Collection

QuestionMy grandson has to do a leaf collection(20) using only Georgia native trees. He has to use taxonomic keys to identify each leaf and include both the scientific and common name of the tree. Also has to give a

Help I D a tree

QuestionI have a huge tree in my front yard with pea pod things hanging from it. The leaves are really dark green, fan shaped like leaves. It is a good climbing tree for kids. Its branches are very thick. I live in

Replanting fallen tree

QuestionMy Ash Tree has fallen over in northern California in current wind storm. It look like the main root cracked off in fall. Tree is still alive. Will it survive and re root itself if we try a

Kill an evergreen

QuestionHow can you kill an evergreen tree? I dont want to pay to have it taken down. AnswerConifer evergreen tree can be killed by girdling the trunk and cutting into the bark into the wood all the way aroun