Tree regulations

I have a 20’ maple (trunk 6”diam) and a 35’ white pine (trunk 12” diam) that I need dead but not removed yet. Do you have a few ways to kill foliage and eventually kill the tree?…

Planting a White Cedar hedge under a honey locust

Hi! We have a small backyard lined on the east side by a 6 ft fence, and shaded by a honey locust tree. We’d like to create a cedar hedge to cover the fence and provide winter interest, but I’m…

Boxwood

Hello, I wanted to confirm that what we are dealing with is boxwood blight, and if so if you might have recommendations as to if removing all the shrubs/plants and replanting with perhaps a less susceptible boxwood plant (green velvet?)…

What small conifer does well in filtered shade?

I made this downtown Toronto garden ten years ago – see photo – soil was 1.5 feet to 2 feet of fresh triple mix over hard packed Toronto clay. It is under a high maple tree with no branches until…

Cuttings budding with no roots

    I took some Cedar (Cedrus) cuttings a week ago and some have started budding, but they have no roots. I was wondering why this is happening? The cuttings have bottom heat, humidity dome, and are kept indoors. (took…

Browning Hemlock

A healthy hemlock has now turned brown. I don’t see evidence of woolly adelgid. The tree is one of three hemlocks and is the only one turning brown. I have attached several photos. Further, the entire tree is brown and…