Questions tagged [trees]
For questions about trees: selection, planting, care, diagnosis, pruning, identification, etc.
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How to kill a tree but keep it planted and preserve the structure for decoration?
We have a three storey tall Mango tree in our backyard. As it's always covered in shadows it has become fruitless. I wish to kill it but keep it planted and preserve for decoration like how it is in ...
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Can I remove my lemon tree when it has fruit but is not growing well in a corner of the garden?
I transplanted my lemon tree from a pot to the corner garden bed. Since then, it has a lot of flowers and has lots of lemons.
It is only just over a meter high but seems to be stagnated now, as the ...
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White patches on leaves on my indoor lime tree
I have an indoor lime plant that flourished through its first winter. Then, scale invaded, and I have been busy taking it to the shower and carefully cleaning leaf by leaf and stem by stem. The most ...
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What's this in flamboyan plant trunk?
I planted a flamboyan seed (ie. Royal Poinciana) in a pot a few months ago, and it was growing really nice and had nice foliage (if that's the correct name?) .
Recently, I've noticed that the leaves ...
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What disease is causing raised blisters on the leaves of my java plum tree?
Plant: Syzygium cumini. Appearance: blisters (gall) on both sides. After some time holes appear in the blisters. What kind of disease is this? This exists all year round and is not seasonal.
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Can I save a small tree that has fallen over?
I've attached the following pic for reference.
I have a plum tree that's about 6 years old and stood about 3 metres tall.
Anyway, it fell over last night. The ground does not seem disrupted through - ...
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How to remediate damage to a young tree branch from continued squirrel use
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There is a what I believe to be a small dogwood in my backyard very close to the house. Fox squirrels frequently jump from the tree onto my roof. They all use the same spot on the same branch. ...
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What is this ring in this tree's bark?
There is a ring around about three quarters of this tree's trunk's circumference, about a foot tall. It looks like it was put there deliberately. What is the purpose of something like this?
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Please ID this grass, shrub or willow in Highlands County Florida
Can somebody help me identify this species. It grows in clusters like a grass, the stock gets to about inch thick and grows straight and solid. Also like a basket willow. But also wondering if this ...
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I'm trying to identify this small bush or tree in Lake Placid Florida
Anybody know what this is? Seems to grow thick, fast and well in this very sandy soil. but not sure I see any that are very big or mature.
did some searching and wonder if:
Gray sallow? Basket Willow?...
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What type of trees for space behind boulder wall?
We live in Boise ID and just built a brand new house. We live in a bit of a hilly part of town so we reclaimed some of the land for my kids to play in by digging back a hill and installing a large ...
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Is this tree dead or dying?
I recently bought a house in Arizona with two very tall trees in the front. The lawn itself is normally flooded once a month by the irrigation system to give water to the plants, but during the ...
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Best way to transplant a Dracaena dragon
I would like to know the best way to transplant a Dracaena dragon.
I have 5 and they were planted( 30years ago) very close. So they are out of space.
My climate is Mediterranean, I'm entering winter ...
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Why does my oak tree have clumps of leaves in the winter?
It is December in Mississippi. Why do my oak trees have clumps of leaves?
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Is my tree OK? (Bubbly effect on stem of Rainbow Eucalyptus)
We have a ~1 year old Rainbow Eucalyptus tree.
It's now about 1 metre tall, and we've noticed a concerning 'bubbly' texture on most of its upper stems. The "bubbliness" is the same sort of ...
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What are these black spots on my tree trunk?
I had some deer damage on a sweet bay magnolia tree. After a week or so of covering the damage with the pictured white tree guard I noticed all these black spots underneath. What are these spots and ...
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How to prevent water at the bottom of a large ceramic indoor container for a Norfolk Island Pine?
I purchased a Norfolk Island Pine that's about 4 feet tall (20 bucks at Home Depot!) to replace the one I got last year, that I put in a large ceramic pot (14 inches high, 15 inches across), because ...
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Root spread for Lime and Sweet Chestnut trees
At the end of my garden I have some Lime and Sweet Chestnut trees.
I am wondering what the root spread can be. These trees are very mature, about 80 ft high.
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What are hazards of cold weather and frost to tree seeds and seedlings in northern nursery?
I have never got a good intuition about threat of frost for these trees in my nursery. I have many seedlings in pots or air prune boxes, 6-12" soil depth w mulch on top. I am in zone 5 where we ...
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Lemon tree drops its leaves
We bought this lemon tree about a month ago. It was in a good condition when we purchased it.
At first, we placed it outside, and for the last ten days, we brought it inside, situated right in front ...
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What kind of tree is this with pointed bumps on the trunk with small thorns on the ends?
I found a tree with tons of pointed bumps on the trunk with small thorns on the ends. I was wondering what type of tree it was. It was pretty tall and the bumps were at longest about 2 inches, it was ...
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Should I worry about planting nonnative Norway spruce in NY?
I'm looking for the perfect tree to create a low maintenance living privacy hedge/windbreak in an approximately 100'x100' area. About 20' from one part of the area, water pools sporadically. I'm ...
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Can I move a well settled hedge?
If possible I would like to move part of a hedge. I am not sure whether it is common hornbeam or common beech (both "Buche" in German).
The individual plants are approx. 20 cm apart
Height ...
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Browning on indoor potted cherry tree leaves
I have a cherry tree that I've grown from seed indoors in a pot, and it's showing some significant browning on its leaves. It has lost a few leaves this way already, and I thought it was perhaps just ...
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Never touched this olive tree for 10 years. How to get fruit out of it?
I have found this olive tree in my father’s garden absolutely untouched for I believe at least 10 years.
It produces no fruit. Is there any way to save it? I have almost zero experience in gardening ...
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Tamarind tree leaves and branches are turning brown all of a sudden
My tamarind tree is around 25 years old and it was all healthy till 3 months back. All of a sudden some of its branches and leaves are turning brown. Tree is full of fruits now and even they are ...
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Reducing Leyland cypress to several lateral upward branches
I do have 12 years old, 9 meters (30 ft) tall, 4.5 meters (15 ft) wide, not-ever-pruned Leyland cypress. As you can guess, it threatens touching utility lines, and I think I have to remove it because ...
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100 yr old Pecan Tree
I have a pecan tree that’s around 100 yrs old in my yard and wanting to pour a 24x24 concrete slab on one side of it, will be adding to the existing concrete in pic, my question is will it eventually ...
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Proper pruning for Globe Catalpa to encourage upward growth and health
I bought a house that came with Globe Catalpa trees. The prior owner insisted I should cut of all the branches every year after it had gone dormant. That seemed like an absurd and stressing thing to ...
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Indoor tree wasn't properly watered and now it seems the top is dead, what should I do?
Indoor tree wasn't properly watered and now it seems the top is dead, what should I do?
Couldn't attach photos so I created a google photo album. Any help would be great thanks. I was advised to cut ...
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Massive dead zone on mature Japanese Cedar / Cryptomeria Japonica
Recently noticed this huge area of dead growth in the plant's mid-section. Top of tree is still green, as is the other side of the tree. Has been healthy for up until now. I live on Long Island, NY (...
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Newly planted Japanese cedar is yellowing
I planted several Japanese cedar (cryptomeria japonica) in early September. (Live in 7a, Long Island NY) Most seem to be doing ok but one in particular seems to be struggling. Inner parts are brown, ...
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Do arborvitae replace lost foliage?
Pictured is a Thuja plicata "Green Giant" that spent too much time in a container. Notice the foliage thinning near the bottom.
As the tree gets into better conditions and starts growing, ...
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Planting tree with crooked trunk?
I have a Thuja plicata "Green Giant" that has a crooked trunk.
Is it doomed to have issues at some point? Is there anything special I should do when I plant it?
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Young Oom Sarel Peach tree with yellowing leaves
Good day all,
Please can someone help me? I have recently purchased an Oom Sarel Peach (South Africa). It is still in it's Nursery bag until I re-pot it into a larger growing bag in a few weeks.
I ...
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Only the lowest branches of my Pine tree is turning brown and their needles are falling off: why it happened and how to avoid it
More than a month ago, I bought some kind of Pine tree. At the time, the all the branches and needle leaves were fine:
The seller told me to water it twice a week. I did so. I keep the tree inside, ...
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Fir tree needles turning yellow
I live in northeast Georgia, USA, and I have a large fir tree growing in my backyard. Over the past month or so, I've noticed some of the needles along the branches are turning yellow. I have no idea ...
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Making branches of Sophora pendula beautifully curvy?
Is there a special pruning technique needed to achieve curly/spiraled branches of Sophora pendula like in this picture (image too large to upload, click the link to see it) or this:
My weeping ...
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Arborvitae stressed after 1+ years in pot, will they regain vigor?
I bought some Green Giant Arborvitaes in 5 gallon pots on a whim a year or so ago for my landscape. Unfortunately, I wasn't quite sure where I wanted to put them, so they've stayed in the pot since. ...
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Do I want to plant chestnut trees?
There is a local store selling chestnut trees for seemingly a good deal (~6ft and ~8ft for $30 and $40).
I'm working on planting a variety of trees in my back yard to create a nature area, wind break.....
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Questions about Tree Bark
This tree (Minnesota) started losing its bark about 1.5 years ago and it's getting worse. There is also an area on the tree that looks to be rotting. I could seal the hole but now I'm worried the tree ...
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Why is there this white spot on this banana tree?
What is causing this white spot on this banana tree?
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Plum tree leaves not forming
Our usually well performing Lusia plum tree is having issues with forming new leaves.
Half of the tree is doing just fine, upper parts.
But the rest is like this: please help
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Identifying this (locust?) tree?
I have a really nice tree in my front yard which unfortunately needs to be removed (and cannot be relocated). As I am going to be very sad to lose it and may wish to obtain another, I would really ...
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Cold Weather Trees with Buttress Roots?
Are there cold-weather trees with buttress roots which would grow well in the Northeast of the US?
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What is this little cedar-like plant/tree?
I believe this to be some kind of cedar (tree or bush), but would love to know which. Is it an actual cedar tree that could end up as a very large cedar tree? Or is it some kind of cedar scrub that ...
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When to move a maple sapling?
I've got a five-foot-tall maple sapling that's growing too close to the house. I want to dig it up and move it somewhere else. Is this feasible? What's the best time of year to do it if so?
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Is my Royal Frost Birch dropping leaves because of drought or fungus?
It was an awfully wet Spring here in Ohio, then we hit drought spell.
