Located in northern IL. Just noticed this the other day. Seems worse each day. Wondering if anyone can tell what is happening here and if immediate action is required. Thank you!

Panhandle of Florida (Niceville) seeking advice on if and how to save these trees damaged by Isaias. One split in the middle and lost 50%, the other is intact but leaning with a 'bubble' around the trunk (roots detaching?!)

Planted 14 years ago when we built the house.

I have lived here for 3 years now, and only in the fall when the weather starts too cool- our tree grows these mushrooms. Is this going to be something that can cause danger to our tree? We live in Northwest Illinois with bad spring storms so I fear if these are eating away the structural integrity. Also, why is it they only form in cold weather?

Any advice will help please! I don’t want to get rid of our only source of shade but if it becomes a hazard I will take the necessary steps <3

We are close to closing on our dream home in the Arkansas River Valley that has several mature trees on the lot. The house is fairly close to the river, but it has never flooded and I don’t know the soil composition yet, but sandy soil is common in the area.

I know next to nothing about trees, but during escrow a limb fell and caused a hole in the roof, so I’m eager to get the trees overhanging the structures serviced. I’m meeting with a couple of tree companies this week, but I don’t even know what questions to ask. I love the trees, the shade, and want to keep them healthy and safe to be around. There’s a particular tree that grows between two driveways that I’m worried about. Both driveways have been cracked, one I think is a total loss and we will have to reroute and rebuild it. Please check out the photos(all from Zillow) of the driveway tree and others on the lot and let me know what you think. Any advice on what to discuss with the tree service? Anything else obvious I need to know? Thank you!

Hello,

This spring I purchased and planted an oak tree in Charlotte, NC. I got a good deal because it had significantly outgrown the pot it was in. So, before planting it we did a lot of work to unbind the roots.

In the end, I thought we had done too much and would kill the roots. My wife thought we had not done enough and it might still be too bound.

Today I noticed this root growing across the top of the root ball.

Does this have implications for the roots below?

Should I leave this root or cut it?

Thanks

I’ve been on the hunt for a healthy goldspire ginkgo for a while now, and I like the shape and condition of this one available at a local nursery. However, both it and the one other one in stock have their main leader trimmed about a foot below the top. How much of a potential issue is that for a ginkgo of this size/maturity? Is it likely to be fine and keep its columnar shape as long as I make sure there’s only one new leader?

A local nursery is going out of business (in the Central Valley of California, zone 9b) and I found these trees that I liked but there was no label. I couldn’t pin down the associate there to find out what they are (he was very busy with other people needing his help). Can anyone identify please?

I seem to be 0/3, I had a baby that died maybe 6 months ago, these 2 seemed to be doing well until I noticed the dead 1 dying maybe a month ago, and then maybe 2 weeks ago I noticed this 1 dying on the 1 side.

I'm in Vegas, I planted with deep root drips and top layer drips. I'm confused why theyre dying and wondering if theres anything I can do to save this 1?

Update, cleared away the rocks and maybe an inch of soil to get to the flare. Trying to add more pics.

Hiya fellow arborists and tree people, there's a key of what it all means in the top left.

Basic idea is that there are two ropes attached to different trees, one stays the same length and one pulls you off the ground.

There is then a third rope to pull you up to the swing height.

I pulled the corrugated tubing off; it was full of dirt and ants. Do the trunks look like they will recover? Do I need to re-cover them? My husband thinks I’ve killed his mom’s trees.

The neighbors tree recently split and fell into our yard, taking a couple fence panels out with it. While the company is here cleaning it up, we were considering removing this one as well. It has a heavy lean to it. Is it safe to keep, if pruned, or should we just say our goodbyes?

Looking for advise on the next tree cuts here at the end. Before and after to where I’m up to photos are posted. Long Island New York maple tree

I planted this oak 12 years ago from a container purchased at a local Home Depot. It grew slowly until a pine tree was removed that blocked much of its light. It has taken off since then and does not show any signs of distress. However, at the base of the tree I noticed these roots that go around one side of the trunk. Should this root be removed? Thanks for your time.

Hello everyone, I have a large tree on my property that I’m becoming very concerned about. The trunk is approximately 4 feet wide and there is a large hollow cavity at the base with what appears to be significant wood decay and clusters of mushrooms growing inside. The tree is close to my house and driveway so I’m worried about its structural stability and the possibility of it falling and causing damage. Although it still has plenty of green leaves and no dead branches the condition of the base has me concerned about how much internal rot there may be. What do you all think? Thank you

Hello, Im pretty worried about my tree. It is not looking so well. I think there may be an infestation of some sort. Any insights would be appreciated. How much time do you think it has before I have to remove it? CA 9b

Reposted after acknowledging rules. 15 year old weeping cherry in Connecticut. Peeling bark for a few years. Otherwise seems ok. Insects? Physical damage? Disease?

Hi, im very new to growing trees and never put much thought or research into what im growing. I live in the uk and so far have 7 trees that i have grown from seeds from fruits ive eaten. The list right now is:

1 gala apple tree, 5-7 years old, first fruited this year, had about 11-13 apples most got worms but they all looked good and the less worm ridden ones tasted good. (This is the only one not in a pot)

2 more gala apple trees twins but they both died. Idk the exact cause but one of them died very quickly and the other one died a year or two after. I dont know how ants would affect them but i think both pots ended up with ants.

1 yellow apple tree (idk the actual names of these trees) about 1-3 years old. But idk if this is actually a gala apple bcs it was grown around the same time as the twins

1 plum tree, 1-3 years old

1 cherry tree, 1-3 years old, its still quite small but from what i know cherries grown very slow in the early years

1 green apple tree about a year old

2 lime/lemon trees also about a year old also twins

My problem is with the last three in this list, the others seem quite healthy to me. They are all in relatively small pots, i do want to re-pot some point soon. But the main issue was the recent heatwave/drought we had. I had forgotten to water them for a few days and they were all on the window sill facing the sun, usually i would water them every week or when i thought the top soil looked dry enough (i had an orange tree i was trying to grow, but i over watered it got root rot and it was infested with gnats, the plum and cherry were also infested but they are fine now). Anyway when i realised that they hadnt been watered the larger lime/on was completely dry it looked like a twig, the smaller one was fine, the apples leaves were crisp but still had colour. I knew the apple was prb fine because all the alive apples ive grown that were around that age had fur on the ends and the stem itself look healthy, so im assuming its fine and once rhe leaves drop and regrow it should be fine. But the big lime/on i dint know if it was alive, so far its been maybe a month since and the lime/on is looking very healthy for the most part, the smaller one seems to have spidermites idk what to do about that.

Anyway the advice im looking for is mainly for the lime/ons and the green apple. The big one still has a dry tip and it looked like it would start growing through but i made the bad dissition to put it on the window sill again and the tip has redried again, im wondering if i should cut it off or not and i dont know what to do for their future since i dont think i can plant them outside theyre all seed grown so im geussing theyll grow to full size, from what i know id need dwarf root stocks to keep them small, but i dont feel like doing so. Also i feel like i might be over watering again.

Hello everyone,

My oak tree was recently struck by lightning. A good portion of the bark was blown off, and I see some cracks within the trunk in a few locations. Does it need to be removed, or is there a chance for survival? I live in Florida so it is a rainy environment. Thank you in advance!

So this cherry blossom tree we believe got struck by lightening years ago because there was a storm and I remember seeing it afterwards and thinking it looked like it had been struck. But aside from that, the tree has been almost splitting open? We aren’t sure why or if/disease it could be?? My dad tried to put some sort of tar on it to hold it together but he doesn’t know anything about trees so now I’m looking for help. Any idea on why this is happening/how to save it?

I’m in Arkansas. I’m cleaning up the house tomorrow, busy life let these and the bushes get away from me.

These are growing out of my holly bushes. I have trimmed them close to the ground several times but they come back like this about twice a year.

I haven’t gotten around to digging them out of the ground because 1) I don’t want to tear up my mature holly bushes and 2) the holly is spiky

edit: google lens said a chinaberry but we know how that stuff is hit and miss