Brown needles pine and spruce in my yard - Ask an Expert
In Pueblo West where I have Alberta Spruce, Black Hills Spruce and many mugo pines I have seen over the summer the needles turn brown. I realized this could be an attack of spider mites so I soaked them all with a solution of insecticidal soap: 2 …
Strange growth on pine tree branches - Ask an Expert
Strange growth on pine tree branches. Asked July 23, 2017, 4:28 PM EDT.
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Pine Tree Care - Ask an Expert
Thank you for your questions. There is no danger to the health of the pine trees if you leave the branches hanging low to the ground. This is the normal, healthy structure of these trees. Where the pine tree and pear tree are growing close together, there is no "danger" to the pine tree. The two trees will be in competition for sunlight in that ...
Squirrels stripping bark from pine trees - Ask an Expert
Squirrels stripping bark from pine trees Asked March 12, 2016, 11:30 AM EST Western Tree Squirrels have been stripping the bark off the branches and trunks of my Scotch Pine trees and my neighbors Jeffery Pine trees.
Sick Pine Trees - Ask an Expert
Sick Pine Trees . Asked April 20, 2014, 7:25 PM EDT. My pine trees are going brown and look sick. I attach ...
PINE TREE DYING IN NORTHERN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
Over the years we planted five or six pine trees (I do not know the species of tree.) In the last two years, and especially this year, the tree are beginning to simply die. In fact, I'm getting estimates to remove the trees in the fall. However, in the past two months we noticed pine trees all over our Gibsonia PA community dying.
Odd orange growth on evergreen tree - Ask an Expert
Last week, an odd orange growth dotted an old evergreen tree in my yard. The growth appears to be growing out of a nut or pine cone. The growth has many tentacles each about 1.5 inches long. The texture is rubbery. In 18 years living here, I have never seen this. No pesticides have been used in the area. The tree is not a long needle pine.
Chlorine toxicity - Ask an Expert
I have a 30 year-old pine tree that has been severely damaged by run-off of chlorine from the pool. I have been running water for 3-4...
Winter tree watering; how much, how often? - Ask an Expert
From what I read on-line I should give them 40 gallons of water every month (10 gallons per diameter inch). This seems like a lot of water on a once-a-month schedule. I've even read that this should be done twice a month. 80 gallons! We have Linden, Maple, Locust, Crab Apple, Pear, and of course, Pine.