r/arborists

Our home came with 9 crepe myrtle trees, I’m guessing they are 7 years old and we have been here for 6 years. Every year after a heavy rain, the branches bend to the ground and do not really pop back up after it dries.

I thought by now, the branches would be getting stronger to support the blooms. I have never crepe murdered them and just prune a bit in a v- shape, removing cross branches. They get compost tea soil applications twice a year by a reputable tree company. The bark started shedding and getting the beautiful smooth finish last year.

My question is, what can I do to encourage stronger limbs? Should I prune the heaviest branches back now? I cut back any snapped branches of course and we already have the main trunk’s supported to prevent a total flop over. Thanks in advance for any expert advice!

We have a massive oak tree next to our home. The tap root seems to be intact, but the surrounding is very very slowly rotting/dying. Is this something that needs to be taken care of immediately? Obviously the thought of loosing it kills me but I also don’t want this to fall on our house. Appreciate any input.

I would like to trim/prune the tree but haven’t done it before. Looked up a few videos but not of this size. Is this something I could do myself? The tree provides shade to our house but would like to trim it down a bit. It looks to be 25-30 ft tall. Thank you

We have this callery pear (?) in our front yard. It recently lost a couple fairly large branches in a wind storm, and I noticed this crack afterwards when I mowed around it. It flexes a lot in the wind. Should I go ahead and drop that branch at the break?

I inherited a laurel tree in my back garden, and while I wasn't a fan, it did provide privacy and didn't really bother me...

However, this summer, it got extremely out of control and something had to be done ( pic 1)

Myself and a gardener have got it to this point now (pic 2).

I want to get rid of the smaller branches, especially at the front, but keep the bigger trunks at the back. I want *ABSOLUTELY NO MORE GROWTH* on any of it though.

I've included a picture of the roots at ground level the best I can

What's the best thing to do please?

This is on city land so need approval from them to cut it down but bark is falling off, Chat GPT says I shouldn’t be immediately worried but it’s definitely seen better days.

1. current state - remaining trunks + small new shoots.
2. original size

It's at the house I grew up in, and was meant to inherit. My mother lives here, and I visited after 2 years away. She must've cut it a year+ ago.

I guess I'm posting as I'm processing this heartbreak, and perhaps there would be people here who understand or have advice.

I grew up playing on it with my cousins and climbing its low long branches. It would flower multiple times a year as if deciding it were again spring.

It's a saucer magnolia that opened in a wide spreading shape, 3-5 meter height/width ("before" photo). The extending branches have been cut - the lower trunks remain - about 1.5 meters high (see Current photo). Originally the tree grew as ~5 trunks all from the root, about 6-8 inches in diameter each. The tree has been here since before we bought the house - 35+ years .

Many new small green shoots are sprouting from the stumps, but i don't know if these are viable to become new substantial branches, or how many years it would take. And I dont know if it can spread out again outward horizontally. Would it help to find an arborist to help tend to it? In Brooklyn NY.

She cut it because she got really into gardening roses. My tree was blocking her sunlight. It's a strange feeling, that I dont know how to reconcile, when the person that did this is not some stranger or adversary. But someone who is just not a very compassionate mother. I had actually asked her not to do it, but I don't think I made it abundantly clear it would break my heart - as I hadn't realize she would really do it. Then she made her choice. It no longer feels like home.

Should we trim the lower part of this linden tree?

Hello tree professionals,

Wife and I just bought our first home a few weeks back, previous owner put turf in the yard. Is this really bad, bad, or maybe just not so good for the trees? I’m trying to plan out my projects and need to know where this stands. I do see some dead branches but overall they look healthy to me? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. We have a dog so turning it into a mud pit by ripping it up wouldn’t be ideal, but gotta do what you gotta do.

Thanks!

Is this tree dying or going through some sort of shedding cycle for pine trees? Thanks!

Ordered and just planted 4 of these 1 gallon forever goldy arborvitae trees from a big online retailer. Planted them in full sun here in western Pennsylvania around our fire pit area. Do they look how they should for their current size? The second picture has a couple broken limbs causing foliage to angle downward but still attached to leader and picture three has a branch that seems to really be sagging due to weight of foliage. Should I leave them alone or help them out in a certain way. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. New to planting

Happy 4th!

Bought a silver maple without researching and ended up planting it in the only area where it will have space to grow, should I cut off that smaller branch at the bottom?

I don't know what I'm looking for here. Reassurance? Professional opinion? That tree is so much of a reason why we bought the house. I'm just...sick over this.

Will the tree hold its weight if we cut this giant root?

We already cut off one branch and realized the black stuff is on every branch. What is it and what should we do?