accorns

QuestionI have a very big problem with acorns my yard and patio are covered with them the tree is very large & I had the tree trimmed but it did not help the man who trimmed it told me that for $400 he could inject

Whit Oak spacing

Questionwe are getting the opportunity to transplant about 10 white oak trees approximately 20 in height we are wondering how far apart they should be for permanent placement and any other tips to make sure they sur

Raywood Ash Dropping a Tacky White Powdery Substance

QuestionQUESTION: HI Jim, Hope you had a nice vacation! We live in Vacaville, CA about 30 miles west of Sacramento. Our problem is with the Raywood Ash in our backyard. This beautiful 20+ year old tree

Decease on my Magnolia tree

QuestionMy 3 new Susan magnolia tree has some decease with the leaves having big red spots and slowly turning to complete red and staying on the tree. The growth is very slow and all the leaves are catching this slo

tiny spiders on ponderosa pine

QuestionQUESTION: We live in the foothills west of Denver, CO. Our deck is built around a large, old ponderosa pine. In the spring we had the tree sprayed for preventing an attack by pine beetles. (astro

Bore worms

Question Elm Tree I live in Southern California and I have a 30 year old Japanese or Chinese elm tree that has bore worms. It had carpenter ants that we got rid off then came the bore worms. The trunk is about 64 in

how far apart to plant trees

QuestionThere is 25 feet along my yard ,I want to plant Arapaho Crape Myrtle,how far apart do i plant them? Also across 45 feet of the yard i want to plant Variegated Ligustrum Japonicum ,how far apart to plan

lawn care

Questionhow do i keep weeds out of my grass without hurting my roses and trees. AnswerMost liquid herbicides will not harm the tree or the roses assuming that the spray is not applied to the foliage of the trees or

Eastern Red Cedar Tree

QuestionShould you mulch an Eastern Red Cedar Tree that was planted in May of this year? I have read in the past somewhere that advised against mulching. If mulching is okay and needed for winter, what t

rotting stump

Questionhi last september i had atree removed dont know what kind exactly left about a 4-5 foot stump end to end it was a big tree got tired of looking at it so i rented a stump remover i didnt totally get rid of al

Scyamore Trees

QuestionAt a marina on a creek off the Ohio River near Ripley, OH, boats that are moored near a large Scyamore tree are getting lots of reddish brown spots most weekends. Could the tree cause this problem? &nb

Crimson Maple

QuestionThis spring I planted a crimson maple and everything seemed to go well, new shoots, bright maroon leaves. Then yesterday i noticed all the leaves have dried up like chips and I wonder why. Its been dry here

Silver Maple insects

QuestionMy silver maple tree is loaded (tens of thousands) with tiny insects that resemble a knat with wings and a white fuzzy body.They dont fly that I know of or have seen, but if you look closely and long enough,

Covering Surface Tree Roots

QuestionQUESTION: I live outside Charleston, SC on land with 8 to 16 inches of real dirt. Beneath the dirt is hard-packed clay. The water table is 12 to 18 inches beneath ground level. Basically, its a d

Brown Pine Trees

QuestionI had noticed the other day that my neighbors pine tree had completely turned brown so I was worried and started watching mine and within a few days 4 of my 8 trees in the back had also turned completely bro

Is my huge old red oak dying?

Question Red Oak Shortly after we bought our home in the Lakewood area of Dallas the city came along and hacked the heck out of our beautiful Red Oak in our back yard. Several of the limbs do not have leaves on them

pruning bradford pear trees

Questioni am tired of getting my head knocked off when i cut grass. when can i remove the lower branches and how should do it. i have not done this before. &nb

pest defoliating willow oak tree

QuestionWhat kind of worm would defoliate a willow oak tree and how do you get rid of it? AnswerThere are several insects that will defoliate a willow oak tree. Most are caterpillar type. They all can be controlled

blackjack trees

QuestionThe majority of our trees are blackjacks,we have three dead in our back yard,and this happened real fast, how can we save our trees, and what is causing this. thank you, we live in florida. AnswerThere is j

little leaf linden disease

QuestionHi Jim, All of the leaves on our little leaf linden are covered with a black mold of some sort. It drips off the leaves and onto the fence underneath it. What should we do to treat it? Ans