Cherry blossom tree

QuestionThe leaves on my cherry blossom tree just died within a matter of weeks. The did not fall off of the tree the died on the tree. It bloomed beautifully in Spring and looked fine up until this. &nb

Split oak tree

QuestionAn oak tree in our backyard recently split (almost in half). It did not split all the way down the trunk, but almost (maybe a couple of feet before it reached the ground) I believe the trees is about 3

flowering crab apple tree

QuestionIs there any way to make my 12 foot crab apple tree stop having apples ? Live in Utica, Michigan, 48314 Tree has grown 6-10 feet in last five years, has way too many apples, thousands it seems. Can I make it

red buds

QuestionI recently got redbud trees dugout at a nursery. I realize summer digging is risky. # redbuds were dugout. 2 look good one is leaves turning yellow. can this be because the tree is trying to conserve w

Linden Tree maladies

QuestionI am a president of a condo association and one of my unit owners had concerns about a such a tree near her sidewalk area. I took a sample of her leaves and hers have like a dark mold on the tops of the leav

aphids on birch

QuestionHi Jim, We have 4 old birch trees in our SF Bay area landscaping (3 in a group/1 large alone) and as always at this time of year tremendous amounts of sugary drip from the aphid infestation. I should have sp

river birch leafs turning yellow

Questionfor the last 2 years in august all my river birch trees leaves start turning yellow and falling off tree. give them plenty of water during dry periods. live in IN. any thoughts - they are approximate 1

Bag Worms of tall tree treatment

QuestionI live in Peachtree City GA a suburb of Atlanta. I have a very tall Ash tree with bag worm bags ready to hatch that I cant reach to cut down or spray. Is there any method that I can use to reach 20-30

Crab apple declining

QuestionHello, My crabapple (I dont know what variety it is) is declining really quickly now...it has been afflicted with apple scab and has many suckers growing throughout. I cant tell if it has been affected

Mature Alder Trees/Fungus

QuestionQUESTION: I reside in a private community in Long Beach, CA which has an urban forest which includes more than 100 mature Alder trees. The builder installed mature trees 20 years ago and know we have a

Rotting Bark on trunk

QuestionQUESTION: My maple tree is approximately 13 years old and has done well until this year. At first we noticed a split in the bark at the trunk with some sap flow. Now 4 months later, I just peeled away a larg

spruce tree leader

QuestionI live in NH, and have a 20+ year old spruce that has been growing well, except that I just noticed that the leader is all brown. The rest of the tree looks fine. Should I be concerned? AnswerSomething has

Hybrid Poplar

QuestionI have a maple tree that was planted about 8 feet from our house. I am wondering if this trees root system will eventually cause damage to my foundation? What is the closest a person could safely plant a map

walnut tree and potential trigger for nut allergies

QuestionI am a school nurse-walnut trees on play area (mulch). Believe them to be black walnut trees...have 4 yr. old w/ severe peanut, tree nut, egg allergy. wondering if her playing in mulch is a trigger for

chinese dogwood

Question dogwood leaf I have 2 chinese dogwood trees about 7 tall that I believe were planted here 2 - 3 years ago. One especially didnt look too good last fall when we moved here, however they wintered OK and did w

fertilizing cypress trees

QuestionMy husband put spike fertilizer in our cypress trees during August in Las Vegas. He said they got plenty of water, but they look dead. They are five years old. Can they be saved? Karyn AnswerFirst check to

weather causing pruning question

Question dog wood buds These last few weeks in August seemed to have triggered flower buds all over our dogwood. The tree needs desparately to be pruned and fertilized. Ive enlcosed a picture and need ad

tree branching from root

QuestionI have a couple of young trees (5-6 yrs old) that have branches coming up from the base of the trees. I continue to cut these back, but want to know why this is happening and what I should do to remedy

brown leaves on red sunset maples

QuestionDear Jim, At a commercial site i planted last October 08, today i noticed the leaves on some of the maples in lawn zones had leaves turning red and half of them were 3/4 brown. The buds are small but present

navajo globe willow

QuestionMy tree has white like pus and has a weird smell, it is about two years old. Please help. AnswerFrothy Flux is different from the Bacterial wetwood (slime flux) seen afflicting many other hardwood trees. Fr