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2011-11-09 Magnolia tree:

Sounds like Magnolia scale, an insect. This small insect lives in a scale and sucks the plant juices from the tree. It deposits a sticky substance called honeydew and a fungus called sooty mold grows on

2011-10-24 Foam on trees:

With heavy rain, water works its way through the bark, especially towards the tops of the trees, to the wood underneath. As it runs down towards the base, between the bark and the trunk, it collects some

2011-10-21 River Birch Roots:

This being a river birch, there should not be a problem with the roots.  You should not have a problem with root damage from a river birch--their root system is fibrous and I could find no one who has

2011-10-20 White Oak trees:

Hardwood trees  especially oaks have a tendency to sprout water shoots when planted as single open grown trees. This sprouting is the result of the sunlight hitting the trunk and the buds on the trunk

2011-10-19 Sick Golden Raintree:

There are several things going on with your tree. First the blue and red insect is a Golden raintree bug. And the twig problem is the Black twig borer.     First the twig borer. The black twig borer, Xylosandrus