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Sycamore Tree

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:53:16 +0000

Name: Janeen
Email: j_witowski@hotmail.com
My husband and I are planning to put an addition onto our house, and we would have to remove the sycamore tree who’s roots are cracking the foundation. It breaks our hearts to have to do this, since the tree is about 9 ft. in diameter, and probably 80 ft. tall. A forestry expert from the IL. DNR said that this was quite unusual (According to him, a 5ft. tree would be a good size) Does anyone know of any company that would want to buy it? Not sure if transplanting would be an option…

dead trees

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:20:31 +0000

Name: R NAUGHTON
Email: robtnaughton@sbcglobal.net
How can I prove a farmer spraying his beans for insects killed my peach and plum trees?

BoB Naughton

Linden tree has something wrong

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:58:20 +0000

Name: Heather
Email: heathersmu@yahoo.com
Something is wrong with my Linden tree.

In the very early spring, something eats lots of holes in the leaves. It starts to happen about a week after the leaves come out. I have never noticed any kind of bug on the leaves.

The tree seems to be stressed from all of the leaf damage. It is starting to drop brown leaves already (Aug 18th) and in previous years all leaves have fallen before most other leaves in the neighborhood start to change colors.

For two years I used a Bayer systemic insecticide in May. It didn’t seem to make any difference whatsoever so I didn’t do it again this year.

Any idea what this could be?

Maple tree growth on trunk

admin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:11:49 +0000

Name: Irene
Email: yami_dartz@yahoo.com
I have a maple tree about 15 feet from water/lake. It has regular green and mustard colored growth on north side of trunk. Recently, however, there is also a beige fungus taking over the north side of tree trunk. Leaves are becoming more sparse and die-back looks like it will happen. What is the growth and will it affect my other maple trees?

Thanks much….Irene

health of lawn under branches of a large river birch tree

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:22:54 +0000

Name: Bob michiels
Email: sailcircus@gmail.com
In the spring, I put in new sod which thrived expect in the area under the river birch branches. The lawn has gotten sparce, thin, brown. There are some feeble blades of grass in this area and they have a white or silver look to them. I’ve tried watering more, because I was told this tree needs a lot, but it has not helped. Should I be fertilizing the grass? Is the tree depleting more than the moisture? Thanks.

crepe myrtles

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:20:35 +0000

Name: dorothy weaver
Email: mowglie_1@yahoo.com
a few years ago i read an article about starting crepe myrtles from a tree cutting. now i have access to some tress and would like more of the same ones, i can’t find information on how to do this. have you information on this subject you could share with me. very much appreciated. thank you.

Redbud tree

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:24:25 +0000

Name: Brenda Roberts
Email: bstarr52@yahoo.com
I have a young redbud tree (4yrs) facing west in my back yard. I noticed this year that on one side of the tree, there appear to be pods growing instead of leaves and some of the leaves have turned brown in that same area. The tree started out this spring beautifully, turning that pinkish lilac color first, then green leaves. These pods are on one branch of the tree. Could someone help me with this? I don’t want to loose this tree. Thank you.

maple losing leaves in summer

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:52:52 +0000

Name: jan cella
Email: djancella@yahoo.com
I have a maple (abt 30′ tall) on the parkway. Each summer it loses alot of leaves. Currently there are leaves (green) all over the lawn, walk and street beginning end of July. What’s causing this? I have premium mulch down around it this year.

river birch root cut?

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:42:11 +0000

Name: jan cella
Email: djancella@yahoo.com
I have a large river birch – abt 2′ in dia. Over the years a large root has begun to lift the driveway about 3-4″. I need ot have the drive repaved. The root will have to be severed. Will this kill the tree?

Tree Maintenance

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:03:21 +0000

Name: Jim Benefield
Email: jimbenefield@sbcglobal.net
It is safe for me to use a rotor tiller to cultivate the soil around the base of estabilished (>5″) trees in an effort to control weeds.

I would not rotor till deeper than 5 > 6″ deep and would stay away from the trunk of the tree.

Most of my tress are surrounded by a layer of mulch approximately 4″ deep that extends to the drip lines.