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| Hiring a landscaper in New Jersey July 28, 2008 Soon I will be hiring a landscaper to plant a privacy line of arborvitaes with a 1' retention wall and I need some help on prices. The quote I was given, which included 48 arborvitaes (and I will ac... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Thinning out of maple tree following heavy winds July 26, 2008 A 15 yr old red maple lost significant fruit in spring from heavy winds, in summer the tree seems thinned out. Is this the reason? Tree is otherwise very healthy and has always had thick foliage in ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Loss of leaves from globe willows in Utah July 26, 2008 I have four globe willows that have been in my back yard for the past 6 years. For the past month they have been losing their leaves from the bottom up. We had aphids in some of our other trees and ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Failure to thrive of potted blue-green cypress July 26, 2008 I received a small 14" potted blue-green cypress for Christmas 2007. Kept it in a bright window, not direct sun. It was doing great until two weeks ago when it started turning brown from the center. ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Controlling native chickasaw plum July 23, 2008 How do we kill the chickasaw plum? We have an abundance and want to get rid of them. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Large ash tree with round white spot on bark July 21, 2008 I have a large ash tree that seems to be fairly healthy. However, it has a large round white spot (about 18" diameter) on the bark, about 3' up from the base. Within the solid white circle the bark ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Will desert willow (Chlopsis linearis) grow in N. E. Mississippi July 21, 2008 I am located in N.E. Mississippi. A friend of mine sent me a few desert willow seeds. I have about 5 plants growing now that are about 6 inches tall. I was wanting to know first of all, is it possi... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Trimming oak threatening fence in California July 21, 2008 I live in Diamond Springs,California,I have a large oak tree growing between my neighbors' house and mine. A large branch is cracked and in danger of falling on my fence,I would like to lighten it up... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Effects of patio under large tree July 17, 2008 I would like to put in a patio under a fairly large tree. I understand a tree needs some open ground around it for air and water. Can I use flagstone leaving 6-10 inches of space between the stones?... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Transplanting live oaks in summer July 17, 2008 I have a need to transplant a live oak tree on a home building site. The need is now, the house is almost completely built out and the owners did not prep the site by moving trees or prepping them to ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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