I visited your property and looked at your tree. Your tree is a red maple and there were several items immediately evident: 1. There are plenty of buds on the tree. They may not be easy to see because they have not begun to swell as they will in the spring. 2. Someone has recently […]
My first inclination is to say that this tree is suffering from Apple Scab, a very common fungal affliction for ornamental trees in northern Illinois. However, your tree, Prairie fire, is a variety of the Malus species and is resistant to the scab fungus. Resistant does not mean that the tree could not have the […]
The Emerald Ash Borer is an insect native to Russia, China, Japan and Korea. Until 2002, it had never been seen in North America. It is suspected that they came on cargo ships. Originally found in ash trees only in Michigan, the Emerald Ash Borer has now been found in many areas in the United […]
If your plants have been sheared down to the ground without branches six to eight inches long, the plants may not survive the winter. In they have canes of that length, the plant should survive if the temperatures do not drop below -38 F. The Peking Cotoneaster can be successfully pruned. The best time to […]
Cutting the visible portion of the surface roots is not recommended. We recommend burying the roots by rebuilding the grass around them as follows. Scatter roughly one-half inch of organic topsoil around the exposed root. Soak the area until you can no longer see the new topsoil. Permit the grass to grow and repeat the […]
Not necessarily – although the exterior evidence of a lightning strike is often cause for concern. Unless the missing bark is quite extensive, the amount of damage to the root system and the invasion of opportunistic insects (borers) will be the cause for the tree’s decline. The root damage can not be determined, so we […]