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How do I deal with a pine tree infestation?
My pine tree is heavily infested with some kind of white stuff. It looks like some kind of scales or white powder that is covering all the pine needles. Anyone know how to deal with this without ...
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Mexican Avocado tree grown indoors 1½ years old has round spots on leaves
I have a Mexican Avocado tree growing indoors in the winter (we live in the Northeast) outdoors in the summer. It has developed white round spots and the edges to the inside are becoming brown and the ...
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Why is my pine tree turning brown?
I have 4 pine trees (not sure the type but they look like Christmas trees) in my back yard. They were planted at the end of May by the people that we bought the house from. One of them has turned ...
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Second opinion: Arborist says tree needs to go
I just had an arborist look at a red maple with a long bark split in my yard. His diagnosis was that it was struck by lightning (there was a close lightning strike a few months ago) and the tree needs ...
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Perpetually unhealthy tree. Suggestions? [Pics]
I'd like some help figuring out what the cause of my unhealthy tree is in addition to suggestions on how to fix it.
The tree is at least 3 years old; I've lived in the house 2 years and each year it ...
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What causes spruce branches to drop their needles?
I have a spruce tree that has a problem. Every year, some branches suddenly drop all of their green needles and die. I would like to prevent this, but I don't know what the cause is. What causes this ...
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Why didn't my maple leaves change color in the fall after transplanting?
I just bought and planted an October Glory maple sapling with a trunk about 1.5" in diameter. I did everything the nursery worker told me to while transplanting it:
I dug a hole twice as wide as the ...
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How do I keep oak trees from sprouting?
I have a lot of nice sized oak trees. I have pin, black, and chestnut. Every once in a while one of them puts out sprouts all over the trunk and starts looking like a green pillar. How do keep that ...
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Help needed for stunted flowering crab
I have two flowering crab apples planted 2 yrs ago beside each other (20 ft apart). When they went in they were identical. However for two years the one has flourished and the other is anemic, such ...
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What are these red cocoons in my trees leaves?
The tree In my garden as lots of red cocoons on its leaves, I assume these are insects, do I need to be concerned or are they harmless?
