Specimen tree for front yard

Hello, Can you suggest a small specimen tree for a small Toronto front yard (semi-detached)? Approximately 12’ wide & facing west with no obstructions so lots of sun (even from the south). We had a serviceberry there for about 12…

Acorn Viability*

  I found a green acorn that had just fallen off the tree – I want to sprout and plant it , but I think I’ve waited too long because now the acorn has dried and is brown and it…

Chokecherry vs Chokeberry vs European Buckthorn*

I am trying to identify a shrub (now about 10 ft tall) in my garden. I suspect that it may be the invasive Buckthorn but find the info online a bit confusing as all three appear similar. I have seen…

Pagoda Dogwood*

I planted a young Cornus alternifolia this spring. It is about 2 feet tall, planted in sandy soil which I amended with composted manure and some peat moss at planting time, this spring. The root zone is covered with cedar…

Pagoda dogwood*

I think it has golden canker- I will trim but is there a spray ?…

Pagoda dogwood partially covered with leaves*

I have had a pagoda dogwood shrub for about 6 years and it has always been very healthy. This year only about half of the branches have leaves on them. Some of the branches seem dead. I put shrub fertilizer…

Yellowwood tree sap*

I have a 16 year old yellow wood tree that had blossoms for the first time last year. I’ve noticed it is dripping a lot of sap this week.(the squirrels are going crazy licking the branches).I don’t recall this happening…

Purple flowering raspberry shrub*

We are in Zone 6A, Oakville, Ontario. We have clay in our yard. We have had purple flowering raspberry bushes for quite a few years and only ever had one bloom. They were planted under a silver maple, so they…