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| Kill Willows | 11/18/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: From your answer on this subject I assume you use undiluted Roundup. If not what dilution is ...
A: For the stump treatment you use the undiluted Roundup right from the container --make sure the ...
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| Cottonwood trees | 11/18/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I live in Vancouver, WA. A vast quantity of "cottonwood" trees are growing down by the river on ...
A: You are not going to like my answer. The trees need to be left alone. They were there before the ...
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| sycamore tree removal | 11/18/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: how feasible do you think it is to remove a 50 year old sycamore tree from the street side of our ...
A: The first question I would have is-- Why do you want to remove it? Is it dying , causing problem ...
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| Topping trees | 11/17/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a magnolia tree that is about 16 feet tall and 6 feet around. I would like to top it by ...
A: Do not top the trees--this will cause major problems to the tree and could kill the trees. The ...
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| Autumn Blaze Maple | 11/15/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a new tree, only planted about 5 wks ago, someone told me that the trunk needs to be wrapped ...
A: Do not top the tree--in fact topping of any tree is not good for the tree. Any pruning should be ...
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| Oak tree Fungus - NE OK | 11/15/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: JIm- We chatted last week. Here is a picture of the fungus. You may recall the tree incurred a split ...
A: These are the fruiting bodies of a decay fungi. I am not real sure which one but it really does not ...
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| Mulching Evergreen trees | 11/14/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I live in Central Wisconsin and have planted approximately 300 evergreens, blue spruce etc over the ...
A: No this type mulch is ok as long as you do not pile it up on the trunk. When you put the mulch ...
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| tree buying and planting | 11/13/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I would like to buy a deciduous tree for screening my neighbors house in CT. What is the most ...
A: Without knowing the space and site you are going to plant this tree in it will be difficult to ...
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| pine trees | 11/12/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: We are in West Michigan and have a 15' pine tree that is 10 years old. The middle of the tree is ...
A: Can you attach a picture. I can not picture in my mind what you are describing. If you are saying ...
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| Live Oak Dying? | 11/12/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: My wife and I recently purchased a new home in Fernandina Beach Florida in October. The house came ...
A: My first thought is a bad planting job or the tree were dead or dying when they were planted. ...
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| Twig Girdler | 11/10/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Limbs look like they have been cut off by a beaver. What do I do to get rid of this pest? Thanks
A: They lay their eggs in the part of the limb cut off and on the ground. The way to reduce the ...
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| enormous seed pod | 11/10/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I found some huge seed pods in Central Park (NYC) over the weekend, similar in look to that of a ...
A: This sounds like Osage-Orange, Maclura pomifera. Known also as hedge, hedge-apple, bodark, ...
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| Red Maple Damage | 11/9/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: On 3/24/2009 you responded to a question regarding carpenter ants in a maple tree. I have read your ...
A: Since it is as large as it it I would stay with the tree for the time being. I would treat the tree ...
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| river birch | 11/8/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a river birch that is 6 or 7 feet from the back of my house. The house is on a slab and I ...
A: You should not have a problem with root damage from a river birch--their root system is fiberious ...
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| fungus on oak tree | 11/8/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a huge oak tree, don't know exactly what kind of oak, but it has something on the side that ...
A: Sounds like Lichens and these are not a real health problem to trees. Lichens are an example of a ...
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| Blue Spruce with scale insects | 11/8/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a 50-60 ft Blue Spruce with scale on the lower branches. I believe that the scale came in a ...
A: The horticultural oils do tend to turn the color from the bluish to more green. Fertilizer will ...
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| beetles on mimosa trees | 11/7/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: we have a mimosa tree that has some kind of beetles that eat a perfect circle around the ...
A: There are two insects that cut off twigs of pecan: the twig girdler and the twig pruner. Both of ...
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| Deer damage | 11/7/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Deer have stripped the bark from our very young maple trees and broken some branches. What should we ...
A: The rubbing can kill the tree if the bark is rubbed off all the way around the trunk. Damage that ...
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| Weeping Willow has black spots on | 11/6/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have plated 3 Willow trees 2 of them are doing great the third has black spots.What can I use to ...
A: It sounds like leaf spots but this late in the year I would do nothing except rake the leaves when ...
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| Variety of weeping cherry | 11/6/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I am trying to identify a 'snow fountain' cherry tree I recently purchased and was hoping you could ...
A: Prunus x yeodensis(snow fountain http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/pruyed/pruyed1.html Prunus x ...
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| tree growth | 11/5/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: homework question...Why do trees never grow above a certain height??
A: I assume you mean height as in tall not altitude as on the top of a mountain. It is a combination of ...
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| Birch pests | 11/4/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: can you tell me who does this?
A: This is caused by a wood pecker called a sap sucker. They make the holes in the bark and insects ...
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| Crepe Myrtle | 11/4/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: In live in Northern NJ. Our Crepe Myrtle has been in the ground 2 or 3 years and is about 7 feet ...
A: The ideal crepe myrtle pruning time is either in the late winter or early spring when the tree is in ...
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| Fir tree in the NW | 11/4/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a 30 foot fir tree that I have recently put some dirt around the base in an effort to ...
A: Yes soil added around a tree trunk can damage the tree by compressing the soil and the air pockets ...
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| Transplanting a Seiryu Japanese Maple | 11/3/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I read your answer of 07/30/07 to the individual who wanted to transplant a Japanese Maple and who ...
A: Size of the root ball should be dug as follows: For deciduous trees and shrubs the soil ball ...
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| willows | 11/3/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: i have tried round up but it hasn't killed them it just made them come back with a vengeance any ...
A: Garlon 4 is labeled for use as a foliage spray, thinline spray, stump spray, and basal bark ...
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| COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE TREE | 11/3/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I LIVE IN CHALFONT, PA. MY COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE NOW HAS SOME BROWN BRANCHES, A LITTLE AT THE BOTTOM ...
A: Conifers do lose the needles on the interior part of the foliage so some of this maybe natural. But ...
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| willows | 11/2/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: i have tried round up but it hasn't killed them it just made them come back with a vengeance any ...
A: Two methods that are less noticeable are basal spray and hack and squirt. Basal sprays are applied ...
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| Pine Tree | 11/2/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: a week and 2 days ago I replanted a pine tree (don't know what type) that was dug up from a building ...
A: Not much of a chance. If the roots dried out there is a good chance the tree will die. I would ...
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| Transplanting a Seiryu Japanese Maple | 11/2/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I read your answer of 07/30/07 to the individual who wanted to transplant a Japanese Maple and who ...
A: I would wait until the hardwood leaves have fallen and then go ahead and move the tree now. In ...
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| Raywood Ash | 11/1/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: "IN THE SACRAMENTO, CA AREA I HAVE A RAYWOOD ASH TREE THAT WAS PLANTED ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. UNTIL ...
A: It does not look too good for this tree. Without looking at the tree it is difficult to ID the real ...
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| Live Oak Acorns | 10/31/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: We bought 3 Live Oak trees from "W-M" two years ago and planted them in our yard. They are now 7-8 ...
A: The average oak produces a significant number of acorns at about 15-29 years under normal ...
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| Redwood Trees | 10/28/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: My largest redwood tree is over 75 high and about 6 feet in diameter at the base. 3 others are as ...
A: I is hard to tell about the situation without seeing the tree location and the driveway I would ...
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| chestnut seeds | 10/28/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Jim, I live in the Northwest, I had my parents send me 10 chestnut seeds from the Northeast from a ...
A: Nuts collected in the fall must undergo several months of cold storage before they can be planted in ...
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| Emerald Cedar trees | 10/28/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have 10 short Emerald Cedar trees now on October, better to planet it now out side or I can keep ...
A: In the fall they need at least 6 weeks before the ground freezes. In the spring, Evergreens can be ...
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| locust trees | 10/28/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have all kind of little locust trees all over my property give me the easiest way to kill them for ...
A: Wipe the foliage with a herbicide called Roundup. This will be taken up by the foliage and ...
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| buried tree trunks | 10/28/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Sorry, I'll try to re-state the question. In my back yard are 3 adult live oaks, spaced close ...
A: IF there has been 2 feet of soil and rock added around the trees I would remove it as soon as ...
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| Apple seedlings | 10/27/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I cut open an apple and found two seeds that had germinated. These are now planted in tiny pots in ...
A: I would not keep them in the house--the low humidity and the heat will not be good fro them. keep ...
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| Tree ball | 10/27/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: some 10 yrs ago I had a contracter plant 6 very expensive pine trees. the tree tops died off and ...
A: Several things were done incorrect--the wire and the burlap should be removed before the tree is set ...
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| Sycamore tree problems | 10/27/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I have a Sycamore maple growing in front of my house. My front yard is less than 300 square feet. ...
A: You are right the summer months are the worst time to plant a tree especially a 15 foot tree. The ...
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