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I’m in central Ohio. This sassafras planted last fall leafed out probably a month ago, but the leaves have stagnated at this size and the tree is instead sending up healthy suckers. Cambium is green on all stems and nothing is dead. Thoughts? Late spring frost? Give it a little longer?

Thanks!

Seeing this same split bark pattern in a couple of young trees, they look healthy otherwise. Should I be doing something?

previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/marijuanaenthusiasts/comments/1rq6e2i/so_excited_to_watch_this_beauty_leaf_out_soon/

Hello everyone,

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I feel like it’s kinda overhated and underappreciated, like look at this beautiful fresh sap. Looks great feels great smells great

Just wanting to share my work so far! It's hard to see from pictures as not many species have leafed out yet, and many are still very small. But the plan is to completely hide the house from the road. Starting at the road and slowly filling in the field (my front lawn). I've transplanted 62 trees so far in this 200ft long stretch. Mostly all of these were wild transplants from other areas on my property with the exception of a few. They all range from 1ft to 6ft tall. Been working at getting them mulched around the bases with sawdust, now it's time to sit back and relax until i start up again in the fall!

Tree list:

Sugar, red & silver maple.

Red, swamp white & burr oak.

Balsam & tulip poplar.

Quaking aspen

Pin cherry.

American basswood.

American elm.

Black cherry.

White ash.

Bitternut hickory.

Eastern red cedar.

White pine.

Shrub list:

Grey alder.

Nannyberry.

Common chokecherry.

Red osier & pagoda dogwood.

Beaked hazelnut.

What else would you add? I'm in zone 5 i think, Southeastern Ontario, Canada. I'm open to any pointers or suggestions on my project!

This branch cracked after some heavy snow this past winter. Aside from the obvious, the rest of the branch looks great. Just not sure if it is likely to get worse or cause problems for the rest of the tree.

This big tree is directly uphill from my house/patio and I’m starting to get a little concerned about the condition of the base of it.

The canopy still looks healthy to me, but the bark around the bottom of the trunk is falling off, some of the roots look rotten/dead, and there are little shoots growing out of the trunk/root area. The roots are really exposed because it’s on a slope.

Main thing I’m trying to figure out is whether this looks normal for an old tree or if this is the kind of thing that could become dangerous in heavy rain/wind.

Does this look concerning from a structural standpoint? Would you guys have an arborist come look at this ASAP or am I overreacting?

Located in the Boston/New England area if that helps.

Absolute unit

I have been struggling for years now to identify the specific species of Guy is living in my backyard. Location is SoCal, seems to thrive despite property owners covering the roots with turf. My current best guess is Chamaecyparis lawsoniana aka Lawson’s Cypress and I want to grow my own from seed. Please help if you have any ideas!

This happened today (Worcester, MA). Luckily there was no property damage, but still it's sad to see her go. I loved this tree, specially in the fall.

Any advice on how to deal with this?

Baby wollemia #4 is finally free