water oak problems

QuestionQUESTION: My mother lives in central La...(Natchitoches) She has a large water oak very close to her house that has started exhibiting problems that i think are possibly related to a hollow trunk. It h

aspen trees and alkalinity

QuestionWe live in Alb,NM at the base of the Sandia Mtns. (6,200 ft elevation) Our aspen trees are turning yellow with green veins in the leaves. Upon recommendation of local nurseries, I have been enriching o

crepe mertle

QuestionI have several new shoots of crepe mertle comming up do to seed. Id like to move them to my back yard. Are there any special needs or directions I should be aware of AnswerWoody plants are prefe

WILLOW OAK BLACK BARK

QuestionMY WILLOW OAK TREE BARK HAS TURNED BLACK. IT DOESNT SEEM TO GROWING AS WELL AS LAST YEAR . IT IS AROUND TWO YEARS OLD. THE LEAVES ARE NOT AS GREEN (LIGTH GREEN TO YELLOW) AS THEY WERE LAST YEAR. AnswerI wou

pruning a crimson maple

QuestionWe live in Western Pennsylvania and have a crimson maple approximately 12-15 years old that is now about 15-20 feet tall. It has one branch off the left side that extends above the tree and seems to be

Pin Oak Has Black trunk

QuestionQUESTION: I live in northeast Tennessee. I recently planted a pin oak in the spring. It is around 20 feet tall. In the past couple weeks the leaves have turned yellow and now green/brown sp

purple plum tree

QuestionI recently lost a purple plum tree in a storm and was wondering how much it was worth for insurance purposes. It was 12 foot tall and the trunk was about 3 inches in diameter. An estimate would be very helpf

Magnolia Tree Health

QuestionQUESTION: There are lots of trees in my Little Rock, Arkansas neighborhood, but my Magnolia tree has been one of the most magnificent! Since the tree was planted on a fairly steep hill in the middle of the f

Tree-dead, infected, or confused

Questiontree and leaves QUESTION: I live in the Chicago area and we have had a cooler summer than usual. i am not sure what kind of tree this is since i didnt plant it but have had it without concern fo

ShadeTrees

QuestionQUESTION: We live in the Rio Grande Valley and want to plant a live oak. Is there a type of live oak that does not have acorns? ANSWER: No I know of no oak tree that does not produce acorns. The acorn

Effects of Pruning Leyland Cypress Trees

QuestionI have 20 Leyland Cypress Trees we planted 9 years ago to provide privacy from a house that looks down on us. We trim them every year so they do not grow higher than 8-10 feet. Our neighbor rea

weeping pussy willow

Question willow leaves, web, an I have a weeping pussy willow and there is an extremely small yellow bug that has been covering the entire top of the tree with webs. The leaves have begun to turn brown a the t

bald cypress roots/bathroom pipes

Questionmy husband does not believe me (and the articles ive read to him) that the 3 cypress trees he planted 3 feet from out pier and beam home several years ago will most likely cause some foundation problems...al

orange dust on blue spruce

Question orange spruce Hi Jim. I live in a small Northern Ontario community & just about every blue spruce in town looks like this one whether it is a young tree or an older tree. The branches are covered with an or

blue spruce covered in ants

Question ants on blue spruce Hi Jim. This is a photo of my neighbours blue spruce. It seems to be covered in ants. I know ants go after honeydew left by aphids but I dont see any insects on the tree. I think he used

Sprouts

QuestionHow can I get rid of all the sprouts from my live oak? They are killing my lawn...... Thanks AnswerMost people simply mow them regularly to keep them under control. Herbicides that will kill the root sprout

Red Oak Fungus

Question Overview I have a Red Oak tree in the Atlanta area which has a fungus showing at the base of the trunk. There are also brown spots on some lower leaves that is visible. The tree is only about 8 feet from my

Weeping Pussy Willow looks like its being eaten

QuestionWe have a 6 ft weeping pussy willow that has always been bountiful and healthy, all the sudden it is getting brown clusters of dead leaves and we are finding several other leaves that look like they have lot

root system on oak tree

QuestionWe have just put in a swimming pool and it is close to an oak tree that is about 3 to 4 feet in diameter. The pool is about 10 feet from the sides of the pool. when we dug the hole there were no

Tree for very wet site

QuestionI live in western Colorado (zone 5). The landscape is sloped to where my front yard gets alot of sprinkler run-off keeping the area very wet. Due to our very hot summers we need to water deeply twice a week