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EMERSON SCHOOL’S ELMS
I grew up on the Near West Side of Chicago in a neighborhood of concrete and asphalt that was nearly…
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HEALING MY SILVER MAPLE
We have a 45 year old Silver Maple in our backyard. At some point in it's early days, someone probably…
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SAVING A TREE
I had an older Silver Maple in my backyard. I know they aren't the best trees but it provided much…
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Archive for July, 2010


From the blog member talk by admin on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

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 …

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, July 26th, 2010

Name: Gregg
Email: gregg@GoOne2One.com
On a mature maple tree, at the base of where a sizeable branch was removed several years ago, a fairly good sized hole has developed (about 4-6" wide/deep). Is …

From the blog member talk by admin on Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Name: Kathleen V.
Email: step3stone@juno.com
We are planning an outdoor family wedding for June 11,2011. What can I be planting between now & then that will most likely be blooming at that time? …

From the blog member talk by admin on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Name: Therese
Email: jetman20@msn.com
I had 4 Canadian Cherry trees - three of which developed a very ugly black knot fungus on the branches and trunk. Is there any way to keep this …

From the blog member talk by admin on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Name: J Willison
Email: jaye.willison@dupageco.org

i have maple tree scales!
what is the best way to handle this? should i cut the tree down - it is very infested

From the blog member talk by admin on Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Name: Darlene Lippoldt
Email: ddlippoldt@gmail.com
I have some beautiful potted petunias on my front porch. Last night someone - either a racoon or squirrel - dug up the flowers and pulled them out …

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, July 5th, 2010

Name: Jeff & Jane Chubb
Email: hooliganhaven@sbcglobal.net
Our Golden Rain Tree is ending its glorious bloom. It has a branch that is only about 4 feet off the ground and bisects part of …

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, July 5th, 2010

Name: shelly
Email: rdquade@hotmail.com
I have a Japanesse Beetle infestation of a white birch tree. What is the best way to handle it? I had missed the topic in the last tree talk …

From the blog backyard arboretum by kjaros on Monday, July 5th, 2010

The Japanese beetle is native to Japan and was accidentally introduced into the United States in 1916. Since that time it has slowly spread from southern Maine to Georgia, and westward …

From the blog backyard arboretum by kjaros on Monday, July 5th, 2010

Unfortunately, Japanese Beetles have no natural predators in the United States, and they are spreading rapidly westward. An abundance of favorable food plants and the ability to fly up to 5 miles …