Plant health care

How long does Woolly Adelgid treatment protect hemlocks?

Only 1-2 products have the potential to last several growing seasons, but there is none that I am aware of that are...

How much can I trim my Japanese Maple without harming it?

If you look at the outer portion of the canopy, you will see that these are normally dense and little sunlight...

How should fire blight in an ornamental pear tree be managed?

This can be managed with sterile pruning practices and systemic insecticide applied at precise timing.

How would you eliminate bag worms before they hatch this Spring?

While there are methods for treating for bagworms before they hatch, in some cases we may expect negative consequences...

I have a 10 year old Southern Magnolia which is failing to thrive?

Southern Magnolias are a fantastic tree, but need to be grown in certain culturally correct conditions. There could...

I have a 20-year-old tree in my front yard with a large blackening?

It is hard to say what is causing the limb to turn black. If it is dead, it could be decay. If it is still alive,...

I have a Black Oak with many dead branches and a hard, woody fungus?

Sounds like you have an oak with a heartrot problem. The fungus you see is the mushroom typically confirming some...

I have a Kousa dogwood and it is not producing flowers like it has in the past.

When flowering trees stop flowering, the first thing to check is the nutrient and pH levels of the soils. Prescription...

I have a Loquat tree that had Amine 400 (2,4-D) sprayed at the base?

That's not good. Only time will tell if the tree will come back or not.

I have apple and pear trees. Every year I get worms in my fruit, no?

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