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| Blue Spruce | 8/12/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: My mother has a bluespruce in her yard on the west side. It is about 6 ft tall and was planted ...
A: This is an insect called a bagworm. They are really not killing the plants but eating the foliage, ...
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| Crimson King Maple Tree | 8/12/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a Crimson King Maple tree aprox. 7 years old. This year I noticed some of the leaves are ...
A: If it is slim flux it is not active. Slime flux will have a smell of vinegar or a strong smell and ...
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| web-worms or caterpillars in ornamental cherry tree | 8/12/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: My mother-in-law has 4-5 webs in her fairly young weeping cherry tree and would like to know 1) best ...
A: These are called Fall webworms. The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury), is most often ...
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| weeping cherry willow tree with curled leaves | 8/12/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a dwarf weeping cherry willow tree in my front yard that I planted in March or April. ...
A: As long as you are seeing new growth the tree is ok. Water is the main concern in newly planted tree ...
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| Silver Maple trunk and main branch splitting | 8/12/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Live in Raleigh, NC. To inaugurate our new house, 17 years ago, we (the family all together) hand ...
A: Without seeing the tree and its condition it would be almost impossible to give a definite answer as ...
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| Crimson King Maple Tree | 8/12/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a Crimson King Maple tree aprox. 7 years old. This year I noticed some of the leaves are ...
A: The holes in the leaves I would not be concerned about. Form time to time insects will feed on the ...
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| Hanging a hammock from LInden Trees | 8/12/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have two nice Lindens - probably 20 years old or more - and would like to string a hammock ...
A: Sounds like it could be an insect called a borer. These beetles will bore into the trunk and the ...
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| Just planted a tree | 8/12/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Hyland, I have a question. We just planted a baby Fruitless Mulberry tree yesterday in our yard. I ...
A: Sounds like you planted it correctly BUT forgot about the time of the season. Hot dry summer weather ...
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| Killing Mesquite Trees with Remedy. | 8/12/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I want to drill a hole into my Mesquite trees and kill them. I do not want to spray them. How big of ...
A: The living cells of a tree are just under the bark so drill holes into the wood will do nothing to ...
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| Hanging a hammock from LInden Trees | 8/11/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have two nice Lindens - probably 20 years old or more - and would like to string a hammock ...
A: The weight will not be the problem but drilling into a thin barked tree like the Linden will cause ...
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| Gamble oak - red wart like thing on spines of leaves | 8/11/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have several Gamble oak on my property and there are these wart like things on the spines of the ...
A: Thes are called leaf galls. These are oak leaf galls made by an insect a small wasp usually. The ...
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| Globe Willow dropping leaves | 8/11/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I leave in West Texas and I have a globe Willow in my front yard approximately 8 years old, it had ...
A: Willow trees need a great deal of water. I would think the dry, hot weather is the problem. I would ...
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| red oak tree | 8/11/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I live in S. MS. I had my yard landscaped in May by a certified landscaper. He put large flower beds ...
A: The roots of a tree are with in the first 12- 24 inches of the soil and any digging in these area ...
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| 2 Oak Trees | 8/11/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Trees are on each side of a gravel driveway. Fresh gravel was put on the driveway and filled also ...
A: Fill dirt is frequently added around existing mature trees so that a level or more visually ...
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| Transplanting a Blue Spruce | 8/10/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Jim, I read your prior response regarding transplanting small blue spruce trees. I have a blue ...
A: Although all trees and shrubs can be moved in either spring or fall, there are some which establish ...
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| catawba tree and their worms | 8/10/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Mr. Hyland, A friend of mine purchased a beautiful late 1800s industrial mansion in the piedmont of ...
A: THE CATALPA SPHINX is a common hawk or sphinx moth, but it is the caterpillar stage, that is most ...
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| Leland Spruce | 8/10/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Is the Leland Spruce and the Leland Cypress the same tree? How far apart do you recomend planting ...
A: Yes sort of- the real name is Leyland cypress. It is sometimes called spruce. Due to its being ...
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| OLD weeping mulberry tree | 8/10/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I bought a house about three years ago. It had this HUGE weird tree in the backyard - we didn't know ...
A: Really the only part that may need pruning will be the limbs that reach the ground. How short to ...
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| Oak tree dying | 8/10/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I reside in central Texas. The oak tree in my front yard is dying. The bark, especially at the ...
A: Sounds like it maybe hypoxylon canker. IF so it more than likley will kill the tree. If the leaves ...
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| globe willow peeling bark | 8/10/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have several globe willows 3-5 years old. one started to lose its bark 2-3 years ago and now the ...
A: The borers are causing the bark peeling and this should stop when they are controlled. As a willow ...
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| dogwood tree roots | 8/10/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: We have several dogwood trees on west side of house next to a sidewalk. It appears that the ...
A: I would not think so but if either tree is close (3-5 feet) to the sidewalk they maybe the cause of ...
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| Red bud tree | 8/10/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Jim, due to a recent storm I returned home from vacation only to find that a significant limb on my ...
A: I would try wrapping the area with tree wrap to hold the wound together. Before you wrap try ...
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| bores in red oaks | 8/9/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Organic way to treat red oaks for bores
A: Here are some that have been reported BUT I do not know how well they work. 1. Take some stiff wire ...
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| Ponderosa Pines - dead branches and moss | 8/9/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: My husband and I are building a house south of Spokane, WA, which is zone 5. We have lots of ...
A: Lower limbs of pines will die and shed due to shading from sunlight. This is normal and these dead ...
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| Tree Fungus? | 8/9/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I had a a very large maple tree taken down and the stump grinded about 5 years ago and the last ...
A: These are decay fungi that are breaking down the woody stump still left in the ground. The time it ...
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| baby live oak | 8/9/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: My mom has a huge live oak in her yard that drops a ton of acorns, the ones that don't get mowed ...
A: The biggest mistake is moving the tree in the summer. This the worst time to try and transplant a ...
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| Bugs Eating My Pine Needles on My Tree | 8/8/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: There are these bugss that are in bag like sacks eating the pine needles on my pine tree in the ...
A: Sounds like Bagworms. If you use Bt insecticide this is used early in the life of the caterpillar ...
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| maple tree | 8/8/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Our maple tree looked healthy in June. Then most of the leaves turned to a copper color. They did ...
A: Scotts turf builder plus does contain a herbicide that could damage trees. I would suspect that is ...
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| dogwood tree roots | 8/8/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: We have several dogwood trees on west side of house next to a sidewalk. It appears that the ...
A: Dogwood trees are not known to damage sidewalks. Any tree if planted too close to the sidewalk could ...
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| My trees are dying | 8/8/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: My trees in my front yard are dying. I don't know what is wrong and I am a complete idiot when it ...
A: With out knowing the species of the trees it is almost impossible to ID a problem. Insects and ...
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| lions head maple | 8/8/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: We purchased a beautiful lion's head maple tree last spring. Lately, it has developed a greenish ...
A: Sounds like a lichen. These are combination of algae and fungi and live on the bark of trees. They ...
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| Tree root system | 8/7/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: We own a house which we purchased in 2002, and was built in 1996. There are 3 large (over 20') trees ...
A: You should be able to attach pictures to the bottom of the question. If you have problems send ...
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| LEYLAND CYPRESS | 8/7/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: MY TREES ARE TEN YEARS OLD . PROBABLY PLANTED TOO CLOSE AND MY PROBLEM IS THEY ARE SHEDDING THEIR ...
A: Although relatively free of serious disease problems, several diseases are becoming more common. ...
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| Crypt Myrtle tree: how to kill root system ? | 8/7/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I cut down a Crypt Myrtle tree with appx 4-6" trunk last year. The stump was ground down at the ...
A: You need to treat the sprouts with a herbicide called Roundup. The Roundup will be taken up by the ...
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| Cottonwood leaves falling | 8/7/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Is there a good reason why one of my cottonwoods has leaves that are turning yellow and falling this ...
A: More than likely the weather. Cottonwoods are one of the first trees that will drop their leaves in ...
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| Willow tree roots | 8/7/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I had a willow in my back yard that destroyed my septic system.We replaced the system in April and ...
A: The Roundup should have killed the root system. If you are not getting any sprouts coming up from ...
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| Planting of River Birches | 8/7/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: How far away from a building should river birches be planted and why?
A: There are a couple of reason not to plant River Birch near buildings. Grows to 40' to 70', 40'-60' ...
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| Willow tree roots | 8/7/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I had a willow in my back yard that destroyed my septic system.We replaced the system in April and ...
A: There are several products that can be added to the septic tank and lines that will kill the roots ...
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| bark peeling off mini weeping cherry | 8/6/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a mini pink weeping cherry tree approx 6 feet tall and 3 years old. recently I noticed the ...
A: Without a picture of this peeling It is hard to say. As a tree grows the bark does change from ...
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| crepe myrtle tree | 8/6/2008 | Jim Hyland |
Q: We live in Florence, SC our crepe myrtle is in the ground about 18 mos it is doing good what should ...
A: Fertilize with 10-10-10 fertilizer at the rate of 1 lb per inch of trunk diameter scattered around ...
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