I’ve been told this could be a live oak… isn’t that terrible for foundations? The builder put these in front of everyone’s homes in my neighborhood and I don’t want it here if in 10 years it’s going to ruin my foundation, sidewalks and irrigation system. Anyone have real experience that can weigh in? I’ve seen some blogs say oaks are great, then others that say they’re not. Thanks in advance!

"From 2016 - 2023, the Alberta Plant Health Lab (APHL) tested 200 elm trees across Alberta for DED and other elm diseases. Using the latest molecular techniques, APHL determined that a fungus that was thought to be Dothiorella ulmi all these years was actually Plenodomus tracheiphilus, causing the elm wilt symptoms.

This is of significant interest to research scientists, municipalities, and industry, primarily because P. tracheiphilus is a major pathogen of citrus crops everywhere citrus is grown and all citrus species are affected. It has never been found on elm."

Update on Alberta Elm Wilt Causes

Any idea what is in my peach tree? I see several branches have these marks. And how to treat it? Thanks for your help.

Darn light pollution

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• I want to tell my friends to keep an eye out for pine trees but I need a good description for the right tree that is sage to use, because my goal is to get the needles and use it for drink carbonation
• I failed recently as I mistakenly thought a she-oak was a pine tree
• Is there any easy-to-ID method for example how the needles should be that I could tell my friends when they are driving around to easily spot these trees?

My friend's tree had babies! Is it possible to give them a happy life in a container on my west facing patio? Depending on where I place it there are 4-7 hours of full sun. Any help is appreciated!

Its been a few weeks and this white-ish substance is appearing out of every branch. We had to cut off the rest of the branch when we moved it. Does this mean its still alive? We had no way of knowing if it was...

Hello,

My parents have a garden in the countryside where we have a birch tree that we use every spring to collect birch sap, which has become a family tradition and is atcually ours people culture. However, my father has recently been treating the tree harshly by drilling numerous holes into it, which is conncerning for its well-being. Unfortunately, I'm unable to intervene directly as I no longer live with my parents, and my mother and sister are also unable to persuade my father to stop his actions.

Given the situation, it seems the best course of action is to tend to the wounds of the birch and help it heal on its own. However, I lack the necessary knowledge about trees and the healing process. I have attached photos of the wounds. There are primarly two of them at the hight of around 150-160 cm.

1. Acctually a wodden pin shoved into one of the holes my father made ;<.

2. Plentifull combination of drilled holes, and and unclen cuts to the bark.

The birch tree is approximately 40 years old and has been trimmed in height with additional limbs removed from the upper branches. It measures around 185cm in circumference at a height of 50cm from the ground, widening towards the stump. The tree is situated in optimal conditions, receiving plenty of sunlight throughout the year and sheltered from the wind by nearby buildings and oak trees to the north.

I would greatly appreciate your evaluation of the wounds and any advice on how to aid in the healing process. While I attempt to resolve the matter with my father, I need to ensure the tree's health is maintained.

Thank you for your concern, and any advice deeply.

1 Wound. The wooden pin. The wood of the pin is not rotten, it had been preserved somehow by the tree i guess? But it does not look all that good. However the tree starts to grow around it slowely but surely.

1 Wound. My hand for scale

2 Wound. Father despise the usage of little metal tubes i bought, and he uses this thing instead

2 Wound. Actually the set of wounds. Hand for scale. Highiest point of the wound are set of drilled holes, that slowley changes into the father's invention as we go down.

Re-planted this little guy about 2 years ago. I believe it's a mulberry tree. We love to eat the berries. Anyway, its currently growing the in the shape of a 'Y'. Should I pick one side to "rule them all" or just let it go?

https://imgur.com/a/tlD3KkU

I have a huge Oak tree in my front yard that I’m estimating is 100+ years old (and beautiful) and need to access some storm drainage pipes that run past it roughly 6-8 feet from the tree base. The pipes have a 2 inch diameter root running in parallel against the pipe preventing me from doing work on the pipes. Is it ok to cut this root this close to the tree and at this diameter? I absolutely don’t want to harm the tree but not fixing the drainage could be a problem in itself. Thanks for any advice.

Is there any hope for saving this little fellow we planted last spring?

I’m to blame for taking too long until we were able to plant it. Most of the branches died completely (you can see them a little bit in the back) and I just cut them away this morning. As you can see there are two branches that are still alive.

Anything we can do to help care for it? Would it be helpful to trim the trunk at the height of the branches that are still green?

(Apologies for the bad picture too. Though it had done a better job)