Pruning a Willow Tree*

My 15 year old willow tree has most of its branches on one side thanks to my neighbors aggressive trimming of branches he didn’t like. I would like to start some new branches to balance out the tree. How can…

Japanese Maple*

Good day. I would like to plant a Japanese maple but live up in Haliburton. I think that is zone 3 and wonder if they are hardy to the temperatures we might get. The soil is rocky and I was…

Crimson Queen Japanese Maple*

I live in Scarborough and my front yard is facing east and has no tree in the front of my house. I have planted the japanese maple about 2 weeks ago. Is it because of no shade in front yard…

Weeping Japanese Maples*

Hi I hope you can help me. I live in Toronto and I have a small garden full of mid-height flowers, such as daisies, tulips, phloxes… Japanese weeping maple looks good when displayed prominently. I am trying to determine if…

Acer Palmatum Bloodgood Japanese Maple Tree*

I recently planted a bloodgood Japanese maple tree in my backyard …the tree has now begin showing signs of curly dried up leaves….what could be possible wrong? I do have afternoon sun …possibly over 6 hrs..existing soil is a combination…

Skyline Honey Locust Tree*

We live in south Etobicoke. Our back garden has southern exposure. This spring have noticed the new growth on our Honey Locust tree is sparse and the new growth is shrivelling. Do you think we need to spray. PS The…

Aphids and Sunburst Locust*

Our 15’+ sunburst locust tree is covered in aphids and showing signs of yellowing, curling leaves on the tips. It had similar troubles last year with the same leaf symptoms. The tree was planted 3 years ago along with 3…

Which tree is this?*

Hi everyone! After spending hours on the Net, I still can’t ID this tree in our backyard. It’s next to our very old pines and am concerned that that it will damage them. I’ve added a photo of some leaves.…