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Hi Thistlebloom & so lucky, Not sure about what it's planted in, but everything else we've planted seems to do OK. Thistlebloom, I'll excavate today. The bottom of the trunk always looks like that - not sure what caused it, but it's been there for a long time. (Maybe that's contributing to its...

The tree is in full sun. Here are a few more pics from today. Uh... not sure why they're sideways... sorry

Ok, sure... what would you like pictures of? Here's one from April 24th of this year... I took another one a few years ago from about the same place because even then it didn't seem like it was growing; I used the corner point of the dormer on the front of the house for comparison. I'll see if I...

Thanks Pulsegleaner - Well, I can certainly tear them both out... only issue is that it leaves a lot of debris still in the ground; that said, I guess I could pull it & then mulch over it. Maybe add some Preen?

Hi all- We have a Sunset Maple that was planted four years ago. It hasn't grown. No idea what's going on.... there are plenty of variables, I'm sure, but don't know what would cause this - only think I can really think of is that we haven't pruned it, thinking it wasn't growing and didn't want...

Well, it's that time again! With full crop rotation in effect, our beds have been invaded by this year's surprise. We don't know what it is, but think it may be "Chickweed"... Regardless... this stuff seems to fragile to weed out easily in order to remove the whole thing, but it grows like...

Thanks! I typically mow at 3". I will also have to de-thatch this year as the long warm beginning to winter kept my grass growing. It's in bad shape, but not THAT bad. Unfortunately, some people had their whole lawns turn brown!

Looking at the Scotts site for some guidance shows that their 1st step (Crabgrass preventer and lawn food) should go down before Easter... well, I missed it... :) Haven't mowed yet this season and I really need to... but also want to get something down as we have a whole crop of "this year's...

Hi thistle bloom! It definitely looks like it's in the family - all the images/references I see, though, seem to indicate those little heart-shaped "purses"...hmm...

Hi Carol Dee! Close, but I don't think that's it - I don't think the shepherd's purse has leaves like this.

It's like every year, we get something new. All of a sudden, these things are everywhere. Can anyone identify this? It's about 6" tall. thanks! Andrew

Hi Smiles - thanks for the note. I'd love to do this, but am not sure I could get far enough away as the neighbor's yard is kinda close. (We don't have the kind of relationship in which I'd ask him if I can hammer tree stakes into his yard for a year...) I've called companies but only one has...

Ah! Glad I heard it here. Thanks again!

Thanks thistlebloom. Out of curiosity - why no wound dressing? I cut a few small branches yesterday (very small) and used pruning seal on two or three... always thought that protected the cuts!

It does seem like that branch (and its branches...) weigh heavily on the "wrong side" of the equation here... I haven't heard back from anyone yet. I'll talk it over with my wife - we were sure we'd lose the tree initially, but if we think it's savable, it's worth a branch. If it can't be...

I've called a few here in Southern New Jersey - I think the storm is keeping them busy as I haven't heard back yet, but it's really only been a day. I just hope to hear from someone soon so that we can mitigate any damage that may be done if the tree is savable. I did cover the base of the...

Well, I don't know enough about it to know if anything can be done. It's just a great shade and privacy tree... we're kind of attached to it. I suppose we did get lucky that the storm didn't blow it down, which would have probably wrecked our deck and pergola. (Though I did build the deck pretty...

This is sort of a "Part II" to my "replace a tree" thread... I'd really like to save this tree. It's not leaning much, but there are a few cracks in the ground where the base of the trunk rotated. Overall I'd guess it rotated about 5 degrees. I think the biggest factor (besides the wind, of...

Thanks everyone. It's not tipping that much, and is certainly top-heavy with some large branches. I am hoping it can be uprighted and then have the heavy branches removed.

Hi thistlebloom - I water a bit on days without rain. We were previously VERY dry... seems to be working out pretty nicely. Hi Smart Red! I like the idea of spot applications. Will do that. Picture-perfect... eh, I'm not going for that. A little chaos is far more perfect... :)