Ask Categories: Evergreens; Cultivar/Species

Box Tree Moth

I followed an OMAFRA slide presentation and I’m certain I have Cydalima perspectalis infesting my boxwood hedge. Is it too late to spray BTK? I can’t see any caterpillars but there are a few hibernariums? I’m not a resident of…

Emerald cedar overgrown

Hello: I planted this tree ( I think it is an emerald cedar? In my back yard several years ago, and not knowing how to maintain it, now it is extremely overgrown. If I don’t want to remove it, can…

When can I dig these up to move them?

Hi. I have a little juniper seedling, a flowering quince and a katsura seedling that I’d like to dig up to move and grow someplace else. When is the best time to dig them… fall or early spring? Thanks. –…

Fertilizing white and black cedars in fall

I used Miracle Grow cedar spikes on my white and black cedars in the spring. On the box, it recommends using the spikes at the end of autumn as well as in the spring. I always thought that cedars weren’t…

Dying Boxwood

Hello . I have a row of Boxwoods that have been totally stripped in last month . Will these have any chance of foilating next year ? Is there something I can do to salvage them ? I noticed a…

Cedar Tree browning / dying

I planted this Cedar tree last year and it was fine during winter but it started to brown in the spring/summer time. I noticed that the soil was always moist and figured that water is not draining so I started…

Cedar tree trunk bark damage

One of the cedars in my 30 year old hedge has lost it’s bark around the base at about the height I’d expect a mouse to chew.  I heard if bark is disrupted like this a tree will die.  Is…

Needle cast disease on Colorado Blue Spruce

Needlecast disease on 2 Colorado blue spruce killed both trees in less than a year. Trees have been removed and stumps ground. Question: Do I need to discard the soil to prevent contamination of replacement plants? No more spruces will…