Questions tagged [trees]
For questions about trees: selection, planting, care, diagnosis, pruning, identification, etc. Use this tag along other mentiond topic tags [tree-care], [identification], [pruning], [diagnosis].
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What the garlic is that? (Plant identification help needed)
I planted some fine garlic seeds (I live in Denmark), and while no garlic actually came out - I suspect I overwatered the seeds - this did by some cosmic chance (by wind, or within the soil, or some ...
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Why did my dads peach trees stop producing
My dad has 3 peach trees one is new 2 have been there and there used to be two others. I want to get back into gardening I used to help when I was a bumkin it’s cooling down in Mississippi so what ...
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Arborvitae tree dies within 3 days of insecticide spray
Our healthy, well established 17 foot arborvitae tree was sprayed during routine tree maintenance. One day later, it started to turn brown. In one week it was dead.
They are citing lack of water. ...
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How to get rid of caterpillars on Cassia fistula?
I'm met with an infestation of caterpillars on my Cassia fistula tree. I could see 2-3 varieties of caterpillars. The first time they came around the period when the tree was growing fiercely and ...
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Just found thick orange roots buried next to my house
I've just exposed some thick orange roots next to my house. They look exactly like pictures I've seen of Osage Orange. Are these invasive in NJ?
Unfortunately I don't have pictures of what was on my ...
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Prune my Maple tree
Last year it got hit by lightning and severed about 25% in the middle. This year we had 90 mile an hour straight winds that took half of the tree. I don't think my son or my husband did it the proper ...
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Will a zigzag trunk with a knot in it bring any long term strength concerns?
I've had decent luck buying the discounted tree's from a site online. Most annoying thing is some are grown in mass groups so you end up with a 4' tall pencil like this bendy guy.
Anyways, This is the ...
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Mulberry tree very close to septic system
I have 2 mulberry trees (both are already 8 feet high) that are growing fast and 1 is only 5 feet from my septic system access point and gravel driveway. The other is 8 feet away. Do I need to cut ...
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what kind of soil do I purchase for growing a redwood tree [closed]
What type of soil can I purchase for a redwood tree that I'm growing?
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Should I be pruning my 1 year old thornless Honey Locust?
I have a 1 year old thornless Honey Locust.
The branches seem to be going faster the the trunk and I don't know if I need to cut them back. (I read you are only supposed to cut trees 2 years are ...
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Will Pachira Aquatica have branches?
About one year ago I bought two Pachira Aquatica together in a pot (They are not "braided"). The height is about 1.7m. I'm keeping them indoors, due to a lack of choices.
Both plants seem to ...
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Panicked tree problems
We have a big old walnut tree. We bought landscaping brick and made a flower bed around its trunk. The flowers dies and now we have yellowing leaves dropping off in July. What can we do to save it? We ...
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Why are my Lilly Pilly (Acmena smithii) trees dropping leaves and dying?
I planted a series of Lilly Pilly (Acmena smithii) trees in spring two years ago to hide an ugly fence. We have very sandy soils but I mixed in some mulch to a depth of 50cm. The site is in full sun ...
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Can I save this Aspen?
Due to a hand towel tied low down around my Aspen's trunk, its bark has rotted in a ring around the trunk. I removed the hand towel when I noticed that the leaves were dried out as if the tree were ...
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Is my Lemon Tree Dead as a Dodo?
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I bought this Meyer Lemon tree a year
Or so ago from a nursery, I was told to leave it in the pot or put it into a bigger pot
It had leaves and a few fruit but just kept careful care of it during ...
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Olive tree suckers but no top growth at all
After 2 horrendous winters in UK my once bushy olive tree appeared to be dead. It was previously planted out in probably not the best location or soil conditions but I’ve now dug it up and replanted ...
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Eastern redbud hack job
I am so sad. We had some yardwork done today. We were anticipating having our yard cleaned up, we were not anticipating having our trees hacked up. Our eastern redbud was beautiful and dropped to the ...
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Any way to "shape" this black locust back into something presentable?
I have two black locusts that were planted in the fall a year and a half ago. They did great last year but through construction and reworking all the dirt in that area, they look like this, this year. ...
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Pear leaves developeing black stains
A ten year old pear tree has started developing black(not dark brown) and growing regions on it's leaves. Here is a leaf underside:
Sometimes numerous black spots develop but only one grows into a ...
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How to help lemon tree damaged in a hail storm?
My lemon tree was damaged in a hail storm, it stripped most of the leaves, stripped bark and broke the pot it was in. I put it in a new pot. Is there anything else I should do for it?
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Should I trim the top of my white maple?
My white maple tree is growing sideways near the top because it was previously overcrowded.
Should I trim the top to get it to grow straight again?
Growing zone 8b
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How do I get oxygen to my tree roots that are coming out of the ground?
Many tree roots above the ground surface are steadily destroying our mowing equipment. Research has shown that the roots are seeking oxygen. Who knew that an oxygen producing organism needs oxygen ...
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I have had this same infestation for 2 years on my fig tree. It does appear to be a spidery webb like a maggot under the web [closed]
I have had the same infestation for the last 2 years. When you wet the web and pull it off the leaf there is always what looks like a maggot under the web. Does anyone know what it is?
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What caused the damages on my tree?
Gardening newbie here. I live in New Jersey.
I have this big tree in my backyard. It was planted probably more than 10 years ago. I have found multiple wounds. I see some clear liquid on those wounds. ...
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SoCal (GZ 11A): Tree Choices for Fire, Drought, Roots PLUS cover
I just purchased a lot in the hills around Los Angeles. LA is of course dry from about April to about November. Thus, I would like to plant drought-resistant and easy trees that can grow deep roots ...
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Investigating a Fallen Tree: Cause and Prevention
A tree has fallen in the garden. I have two questions:
Was this a natural occurrence, or was the tree intentionally damaged?
Is there anything I could have done previously to prevent this mishap?
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How to best remove this branch from the apple tree?
What would be the best way to remove this broken branch from the apple tree? The wound looks pretty deep, and I want to try and prevent the wound from getting infected with disease/pests and keep the ...
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What type of canopy tree(s) for small commercial property?
The city is requiring I plant a "canopy tree" (potentially a few) on a small commercial property in NW Ohio. I love trees! But am concerned about causing problems / pain for myself and ...
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Browning leaves on a cherry sapling
After years of failed attempts, I recently harvested a small cherry sapling about 6 1/2 inches tall for soil line to top) from a tree my grandfather planted as a young man. It is very important to me ...
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Should there really be a gap between mulch and tree trunks?
"Leave a gap between the mulch and the tree trunk to prevent the tree trunk from rotting" — this is the advice that I have read in almost all articles and books that have instructions for ...
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Wind sensitivity of star fruit (Carambola) with age
How sensitive are star fruit trees to wind? Especially when they have grown into a tree?
Someone told me they are only sensitive when they are young. Is it true? At what age do they overcome wind ...
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Fast growing tree species in Borneo with good coppice capability
I am looking for tree species that have good coppicing ability in the lowland tropical climate of northern Borneo, specifically in Brunei, and the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah.
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Removing my tree roots from my front yard
My neighbor removed the tree that was in between the divided line of our property. Once removed the roots, manage to grow to our side of the property. She removed the tree but managed to break my ...
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How can I shape a Rocky Mountain Glow Maple to be more round?
We have a young Rocky Mountain Glow Bigtooth Maple in our backyard. According to multiple sources (such as this one), the tree grows with an “upright pyramidal shape.”
Is it possible to shape our tree ...
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Why does my Mirabelle de Nancy produce abundant foliage but no blossom?
Mirabelle de Nancy plum tree about 3 years old produces no blossom but dense foliage.
The tree being trained as a double stemmed fan. This shape to comply with the form of the tree as I received it ....
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What is happening to my magnolia?
This is their 3rd year being in this spot. They occasionally drop leaves, not very often. All the rest of my magnolias are thriving and flowering but these two are on the struggle bus. What is ...
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What is happening with my evergreens?
I have some evergreens (emerald green aborvitae) in my backyard that have started getting brown spots which are starting to climb the tree. My neighbors seem to have the same thing happening, except ...
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Are my trees dead?
It's May, it's 24*C outside, in the UK.
I've got a tree in a pot and the one that is planted that doesn't have any leaves or show signs of producing any.
The one in the pot is an olive tree, I don't ...
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New shoots on spruce trees with photo
I have several spruce trees in my yard. They are close together and a few years ago I removed the dead branches from the bottom of the trees (the trees range in height from 15 to 35 feet and around 4 ...
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Is it a good idea to trim branches that are not developing leaves?
1 minute video from Today: https://twitter.com/marsXRobertson/status/1787117174563143746
If you don't want to click, the TLDR is that a tree is developing two branches:
Healthy with leaves
Appears ...
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Dark spots on leaves of dogwood tree
About three weeks ago I planted a white dogwood tree.
The plant survived one night of frost, but then the leaves began to darken and dry as in the photo.
Is this a fungus?
What can I do in this ...
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How can I straighten this tree? (Golden Hearts Red Bud)
This tree was badly hurt by a fence that fell over it.
The tree was bent down to the soil but it survived and in that very spring had buds and normal leaves. I did use some rope and stakes to ...
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What is killing my trees? (Northern Utah) [closed]
Our cherry tree is completely dead, our flowering parking strip tree is very nearly dead, and our apple tree seems to be well on its way. What on earth is happening here?
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What is this tree where flowers grow on the main branches?
Found in Durnstein, Austria yesterday. I have never seen flowers seem to come from the main branches in such a vivid colour. What is this?
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Will a living retaining wall live?
My idea is to grow a living fence for dogs or livestock from cut branches, and use it to shore up a hugelkultur mound south of it. Would this theoretically work? I know you don't want 'air bark' to ...
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Didn't dig a wide enough hole for a tree sapling. How do I fix?
I planted my first tree (an eastern redbud) four days ago. I just learned that the tree is supposed to be dug three times the width of the container it came in. Before it really starts to grow, can I ...
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Cracked Hawthorne sapling growing leaves on trunk
A couple years ago, I planted a Crimson Cloud Hawthorne sapling. After the first Colorado winter, I noticed a sizable crack form at the base of the trunk. It still grew leaves on the branches, but it ...
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Emerald green trees too close?
Landscaper installed emerald green trees approximately 2ft apart. I’m reading that it should be atleast 3ft. Can these trees survive being this close together?
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Ordered Black mulberry, got a star like flowering plant
I ordered Black Pakistan mulberry plant, but got this. This doesn't look like mulberry. I saw many mulberry trees and plants. What is this?
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Oak Identification Ironwood MI,
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I just purchased a house in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, there's a massive Oak I will need to remove because it's unfortunately leaning over the garage and has severe damage to the trunk.
I have ...
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