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| Transplanting Young Dogwood Tree | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I'm writing to ask if it is recommended that I relocate a 2-year old Dogwood tree that is not doing ...
A: Dogwoods like a more shady environment so I would move the tree. Deciduous trees and shrubs may be ...
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| forestry and wildlife habitat | 10/14/2009 |
Q: Hyland, I recently learned about the positive aspects that clear cutting can have on wildlife ...
A: I all depends on what type of wildlife you are talking about--Game species like deer, turkey etc. or ...
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| Bugs eating pine trees | 8/24/2009 |
Q: Jim: There is a pine of some kind behind my trailer in South Carolina. There are some kind of bugs ...
A: If the noise is a sawing type sound this is an insect called a pine sawyer. These infest trees that ...
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| Willow Tree Planting | 2/2/2009 |
Q: I bought my husband a weeping willow tree for Christmas. We have a large front yard but in the yard ...
A: Willows (roots and all) can grow extremely fast if given the proper nutrients and conditions for ...
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| Topping birch trees | 10/19/2008 |
Q: We have a city forest! Is beautiful and over the 7yrs of ownership have had professionals do ...
A: Topping trees is generally a bad move. Topping birch is a particularly bad idea. Their form does ...
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| Zeuzera pyrina... The leopard moth | 7/27/2008 |
Q: .. I'm studying this pest in Tehran university of agriculture... we are trying to raise it on some ...
A: Here in the US the life cycle from adult to adult is about two years. Adults emerge from May to ...
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| disosable paper drinking cups verses greenware disosables | 8/3/2007 |
Q: I have a cafeteria with 1500 people. Our client would like to move from stryo disposable eating ware ...
A: Paper or plastic? Well, actually, when it comes to cups for drinks, Styrofoam might be better. ...
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| science | 2/7/2007 |
Q: why do soda fizze
A: If you are referring to "soda" as soda pop or soft drinks--they are made up of mostly water 99% and ...
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| coniferous forest | 9/3/2006 |
Q: Why is the coniferous forest biome called the 'coniferous forest' ?
A: Scientists have developed the term Biome to describe areas on the earth with similar climate, ...
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| Green Fire Resistance Potential | 1/9/2006 |
Q: Mr. Hyland, My name is David Dewane and I work in Austin, TX for an architectural non-profit firm ...
A: You need to contact the Texas Forest Service (state agency). They have a wildland interface section ...
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| Amazon | 11/14/2005 |
Q: Jim, On the Mangobay Web site the following statement is made: " The Amazon River in Peru is at ...
A: Generally when the trees are cut the water table will rise and there is more available water that ...
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| Amazon | 11/14/2005 |
Q: I have heard that the Amazon has been reduced in depth by 30 ft. in some areas due to reduced ...
A: I do not believe this is true. Here are a couple web sites but I do not know the science behind ...
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| calcium chloride effect on environment | 9/22/2005 |
Q: My neighbors and I are considering the application of calcium chloride to our unpaved road. The road ...
A: The Nontechnical answer is DO NOT use it--will harm vegetation may cause death to plants, corrosive ...
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| Tree Diseases | 6/15/2004 |
Q: I live in Western North Carolina and I have noticed a lot of the same types of trees dying in our ...
A: I would recomend that you contact the NC Forest service (State agency) and ask them to come check ...
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| types of wood | 4/17/2004 |
Q: I am doing a project for a science fair. My subject is does all wood float. How many types of ...
A: Different types of wood react differently with water. Some types of wood will easily absorb the ...
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