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At the base of my yoshino there is what appears to be a large amount of sap coming out. What causes this? Should I expect to lose this tree early?

I am admittedly a novice when it comes to landscaping! Ihave a row of chindo viburnum that I planted a while back. I mulched a ring around each tree, but the bermuda grass grew straight through it.

I'd like to remove the bermuda and mulch a line from the fence to about 3 feet in front of the shrubs, but I have no idea what the best option is for removing the bermuda before mulching.

I've looked into cardboard sheet mulching, using fusilade, and solarization, but I have no idea what's the best option.

Any ideas woukd be greatly appreciated!

And what does it mean

Can I safely trim the bottom part of this maple , it’s been growing extremely fast, I would say it’s about 25 ft tall now. The bottom limbs are growing all over the place. Question is can I take off some of the branches and how much is safe to cutoff. Any tips and recommendations would be approved. Trying to not damage the tree but would loved to clear up the bottom part of the tree.

I just noticed today (first picture) this weird discoloration and dark spot on my tree (ash tree?)... In the darker brown area of the discoloration it appears to be some goopy or sticky substances coming out that is dark brown, almost like a molasses consistency. I noticed this spot of the tree also may be giving off a foul odor. Its a fairly large tree that grows very fast. Typically the new leaves come out a deep green and appear healthy (picture 2). Then they start to discolor with light brown patches, and slowly start to go completely brown and the leaves will drop (picture 3). I thought, and another tree person thought, it was due to heat. Where the tree stresses and drops the leaves.

I do want to keep the tree if possible as it provides a lot of shade for the house.

Let me know if anyone has any thoughts? I have been thinking of getting someone out here to trim the tree back as it has gotten large.

Was told the other day by my son it looked funny so I inspected it and it looks odd.

Background info: it's been sitting in its original 5 gallon pot for two years. My mom couldn't figure out where to plant it so she gave it to me. I'll be able to plant it Monday in the mean time I'm making sure it stays watered and is in partial shade to not scorch it. I figure it's root bound but I'm not an expert

Hi,
Could you please check out this pic and let me know if this live oak tree is too close to the house? 15 feet from the wall. It's an 8 year old tree. Location: Houston, TX

Appreciate any feedback you can share.

What in the world is causing this damage to my tree?

Ok, that title was a bit sarcastic. I'm interested in others opinions on how to buck this one.

I'm inclined to start near the base, letting the roots fall back and then working my way up from there. Until I get half close to the house. Once closer to the house, I was planning on pulling it off the roof and then continuing once it's all on the ground.

I've felled a few trees before so, I'm not a novice but also not too proud to ask for advice.

Please let me know your thoughts on the safest way to handle this mess.

I've got a Princeton Gold Maple that has been planted for 3 years and is not flourishing. It looks stressed and hasn't grown at all. I did some investigation today to see if by chance it was planted in a pail and I was able to rule that out. The only thing I could think of was maybe it was planted too low. I had planted it so the graft was two to three inches above the soil, but figured I'd try something to coax it along. Was I too aggressive in exposing the root flare? I left it by dumping 10 gallons of water on it

So I have been battling these runners for years and this year it appears to be completely out of control. Unfortunately the tree that is in the last picture is my neighbors but needless to say. I’m getting tired of having to pull them out. Has anyone had this problem? If so please tell me what you did.

I was also thinking of renting a small ditch witch and run it along the property line.

Any thoughts or recommendations?

Hi. I planted this mulberry tree 6 years ago and it will not grow tall. Anyone know why or how I can this to grow tall? Thank you in advance

My friend's tree just got zapped by lightning! Look at that split! What are the odds it's a goner?

What are these cocoon like things on these trees? I had this same thing take a tree out, a couple years ago. I had to replace that one. Now it seems to be spreading again throughout the trees. My landscaper won’t tell me what it is. He just says he’ll come spray. But I’d really like to know what it is so I can take care of it myself, because it takes him so long to get here sometimes it’s too late.

We've had this redbud since it was a twig in a bag. I've been trying hard not to kill it. Right now it's about 15' tall. It looks like it has a co-dominant stem. Do I need to cut this for the tree to thrive? What one do I cut? What time of year should I do this?

I didn’t make these cuts, but I’d like to fix them if they’ll affect the health of the tree. And, if anyone has recommendations on sites that have good information on this, I’d appreciate the help.

In my quest to clean up my yard, eliminate invasive and plant natives I have started war with whatever these are.

They get big. Like trees. I have one that’s nearly 20 ft tall coming down this weekend.
They sprout up SO FAST. Like I remove 20-30 a year that are the size of the one in the picture.

My dad told me they were walnut trees (which is why I left the large one), but I do not think this is right. Someone on my other post said it was an elm.

Google told me it was some sort of sumac.

The leaves smell very strongly of this perfume, citrus sort of smell when crushed.
They are fuzzy!
What are they and why are they so persistent?

Now. I don’t WANT to remove this tree. This little (oak, I think) is kind of special to me.

We moved into this house 3 years ago. The little tree was an about 12 inch tall volunteer that had sprouted up beside a Callery Pear. I had the pear removed in hopes of putting a Magnolia tree down, but when I saw the little volunteer I felt compelled to save him. Idk. I had to leave behind a tree I planted in memory of a baby I lost in our old state so it felt kind of fitting that this little volunteer was here waiting for me to care for.

So, once the pear was down and the stump ground I carefully replanted the little tree back where it was, not really knowing what it kind of tree it was. It was late fall, so it was just a little stick with root that looked different from the pears thorny off shoots.I’ve kept it watered in hot seasons and even staked it when he got to about 3 ft tall and began to lean. You can even see the little crook it had from its wonky period.

It got straighter then over the last year it exploded in growth. Like from 5ft tall to nearly 12.

Then I started to worry. What if whatever it is, is too close to the house and too big to stay there long term. Like I said before I think it’s an Oak.

TLDR:
I want to keep if at all possible. I’m attached
It’s about 30ft from the house.
4-5 years old. I think.
I think it’s an Oak.
I’m in the rural south near New Orleans. So, I’m pretty sure it’s a native.

Will it be ok there? Can I leave him and will he ever really be an issue in *my* lifetime? Idk if he crushes this house or needs to be removed 50 years from now. I’ll most likely be dead.

If not is it possible to try and move him to a better location? What are the chances it makes it?

Or do I just cut him down now to stop delaying the inevitable and get a more appropriate tree to replace?