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Environmental factors and damage 114
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Insects and pests 131
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Tree diseases 166
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This may be a fungal infection or possibly two different fungal infections that are not affected by ...

Environmental factors and damage

Your intuition is correct on two points: it is indeed a type of mold, and it is indeed getting too m...

Environmental factors and damage

The browning could be a couple of different scenarios. It could be transplant shock and the plant is...

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Plant health care

Tree diseases

Cabling is usually tough since there is nothing to cable them to. In some cases, we recommend reduci...

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Plant health care

Tree diseases

I am not aware of any problems that have been killing off mature maples. The frost shouldn't really ...

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Fertilization and soil management

General information

What you are describing is most likely squirrels. Their teeth make very clean angular cuts and sprin...

Environmental factors and damage

Southern Magnolias are a fantastic tree, but need to be grown in certain culturally correct conditio...

Environmental factors and damage

With the Emerald Ash Beetle, you would see exit holes and the tree would not survive the damage from...

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Plant health care

Insects and pests

There may be an insect problems affecting your Hemlock. It would be best to have one of our professi...

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Fertilization and soil management

General information

Those raised spots are likely to be scale. Scale populations are high all along the east coast. Scal...

Environmental factors and damage

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Frequently asked questions

How can I prevent black spots and leaf drop on my peach trees?

Why does my young tree have black spots and leaf loss?

Why are lower branches browning on our newly planted tree?

Will bent arborvitae recover after snow, or should I cable them?

Why are my mature maples dying?

Why are there sharp cuts on my maples?

I have a 10 year old Southern Magnolia which is failing to thrive?

Can the Emerald Ash Beetle be controlled in the healthy looking trees?

My Hemlock Tree is losing foliage. The branches are bare of needles?

What are the raised spots on my trees?

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