Pine bark infection – resubmitted

Hi, I had asked about the white pine bark infection, where bark became white on several branches. Thank you for your answer. I checked the site for White pine blister rust which you suggested, and it seems that this is…

Privacy solution under acidic tree

        Etobicoke (zone 6?) Seeking privacy solution that will also absorb some noise – located under evergreen that drops acidic needles. Well-draining soil. We have a dog, so toxicity is a consideration. Tnx…

Small white paper-like webbings on cedars

Dear Master Gardeners, I have a wild cedar that seems to be infested with something that is making small (about 5mm) paper-like webby things on the leaves, and slightly bigger webs in cracks in the bark. One branch that has…

Brandon cedars

Where to buy Ontario grown Brandon Cedars? I can’t find any…

Boxwood Leaf Miner

Hi and thanks for reading my question. I have one set of two boxwoods that are about 4 years old that I transplanted from containers to garden bed and another set of three that I planted last spring. I have…

Cedar tree with dead branches on one side.

H. I have cedar trees that have dead branches only on one side. That is the side that is not exposed to the sun. The other sides look great and healthy. The trees are about 18 years old and plantes…

Boxwood caterpillar

Hello, I just today realized that the deterioration of my 10 boxwoods shrubs this spring is because of box tree caterpillar. At this point they are about 30-50% decimated. I see that there is an organic treatment called BTK available…

Rhododendron–winter care

Last September (2021) I planted a “Nova Zembla” Rhododendron in my Toronto front yard (zone 6/clay type soil) facing south with my house on the north side of the Rhodo. Rhodos were hard to find in Toronto last year (due…

Damaged Cedar Trees

Spring 2021, I saw some foliage of one Cedar Tree that came off one branch of the Cedar tree. Then in January 2022, I noticed on ground next to the same Cedar tree A LOT of cedar tree foliage that…