Saving a white pine sapling
My white pine sapling doesn’t look to great- the ends of the needles are turning brown and I think its dying- I really hope to save it. Over the winter it was kept at the back of the house in…
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Greening up a 6 by 10 foot patch of yard in Toronto
Hi, We have a contained 8.5 x by 16 foot patch of South facing front yard in mid Toronto, awaiting plants. Below it is a 2.5 x 8.5 foot patch (also contained.) photo attached.
Both “containers” have 3 feet of…
Planted Cedars…whats next?
I recently planted Emerald and white cedars in our yard, about 3 weeks ago.
I put some bone meal in the soil and have been watering them deeply every day. Ive applied mulch as well making sure to keep it…
Cedar Roots
there are exposed roots under my cedar tree and I am not sure if I can snip them as I think they are a trip hazard and will also damage my lawn mower. The cedar tree has several stems and…
Cedar Trees
We are in Nova Scotia, full sun, near the salt water. We have two cedar trees, about 12 feet high that are leaning after Hurricane Fiona. How much can we cut from the height, as we are going to secure…
Root depth of eastern white cedars
Hi there!
In the last year we purchased a house that has eastern white cedars bordering our small backyard (18’ x 15’ of green space). It was mainly bare with a small patch of grass, many weeds and a few…
Can these Cedars be saved from snow damage?
These two ornamental cedars leaned over during a heavy snowfall. Can they be saved? Are they at the end of their lives? Planted in 2004 and grew quickly to about 10m tall.…
Hemlock woolly adelgid
What is Hemlock woolly adelgid? What are the initial signs of infection? Are there any treatment options if I find out that my hemlocks are infected?…
Privacy Bush/Flowers
Hi there,
We are looking to plant a bush, flowers, etc along our 20 foot chain link fence in our backyard. The area gets sun in the summer from about 10am-4 pm. We want to plant something that offers alot…
Why do my trees look like this?
Hello,
In May of this year, I had a line of 10 feet cedars put in at my house. I live in Toronto, the ground is clay. There is some blockage of sun from a tree nearby.
My cedars have…