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Recent Answers from Jim Hyland

2009-11-06 Variety of weeping cherry:

Prunus x yeodensis(snow fountain http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/pruyed/pruyed1.html Prunus x Snofozam(snow fountain http://www.northbranchnursery.com/2006%20Trees/Prunus%20x%20'Snofozam'%20Weeping

2009-11-05 tree growth:

I assume you mean height as in tall not altitude as on the top of a mountain. It is a combination of many things--soil type, the climate, tree genetics, species of trees and the age of the tree. Different

2009-11-04 Birch pests:

This is caused by a wood pecker called a sap sucker. They make the holes in the bark and insects come to feed on the sap and the bird returns to eat the insects. You can spray the area with an insecticide

2009-11-04 Crepe Myrtle:

The ideal crepe myrtle pruning time is either in the late winter or early spring when the tree is in its dormancy. In your area I would say early March. This is the best time to prune if you are reshaping

2009-11-04 Fir tree in the NW:

Yes soil added around a tree trunk can damage the tree by compressing the soil and the air pockets are destroyed. It will first show up as branch dieback and it could over time kill the tree. I would remove