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Beautiful Austrian pines #772509

Asked September 21, 2021, 10:59 AM EDT

We have several pines probably 20+ years old. They ha e turned brown. Not sure if dying . Can we save them? We think Austrian pine



Genesee County Michigan

leaf compost vs mushroom compost for potatoes #770353

Asked September 02, 2021, 9:43 AM EDT

Is mushroom compost ok for potatoes? I was thinking of scab and ph.

Fairfield County Ohio

Care for spruce trees #770079

Asked August 31, 2021, 3:23 PM EDT

We have three spruce trees. We water them once a month (soaker house, run it for 1.5 hours), unless there is a good soaking rain. I notice that the needles on some of the lower branches sometimes turn brown. We consulted a tree service and they said that they needed a treatment of some sort, "feeding" the tree some way (we weren't totally clear on the details, but it was some sort of chemicals). We did the treatment, and the trees did get better, but then this year one of them again had brown needles. The soil may just be bad. Is this something that needs to be done annually, does this sound reasonable, or is there something else that I'm missing here, like maybe it needs more water? The treatment is a bit expensive, several hundred dollars. We like the trees so we'll do it if we need to, but I am wondering why the trees need this if they are supposedly native to the area.



Denver County Colorado

Pine sawyer beetle? #762401

Asked July 18, 2021, 3:55 PM EDT

I have a pine tree that is dying on my property in Kalkaska. I think it is a pine sawyer beetle. You can see fine wood shavings on the ground and actually hear the insect boring inside the tree. I’m concerned about the other trees. How do I stop it?



Kalkaska County Michigan

New growth mug pine #759678

Asked July 02, 2021, 1:55 PM EDT

Hello. Any reason why the new growth on this mugo pine is bright while the other mugo pines aren't? Thank you. Sandra kondos



Oakland County Michigan

Problem with white pine #751022

Asked May 20, 2021, 10:19 AM EDT

Something is creating soft damaged places on a couple of my young white pine trees. (See attached photos.) What is it and how fo I treat it? Thank you. Carolyn Pedrick Northfield, Vermont



Washington County Vermont

White pines damaged #750018

Asked May 14, 2021, 9:06 PM EDT

I have one white pine that this spring all needles turned brown and died. Others in the row show some whitish streaks on trunks and some needles turning brown.



Olmsted County Minnesota

pine needles/compost #745966

Asked April 23, 2021, 6:25 PM EDT

Hi, I was wondering if you can use the ashes from burning pine needles for compost? I know that you can use pine needles but they break down really slowly. We live in La Pine, Oregon by Pringle falls. It is still dropping below 32 degrees at night. Keeping the compost bin warm enough seems to be a big problem. If I add red worms, they will die. Also, I emailed you before about thermal green houses and I can't find the email of the resources you recommended for me to look at. If you could please send it again, I would really appreciate it. Thank you, Johanna Thanks, Johanna Kersten

Deschutes County Oregon

Rust colored pine needles on large pine tree on entire south side of tree. #738076

Asked March 08, 2021, 12:45 PM EST

We aren't sure if this is due to the location of the tree and it was getting too cold this winter or if it has a bug we need to get rid of immediately before it spreads to the other nearby trees. Your help would be appreciated to diagnose. Thank you!!

Washington County Minnesota

Pine Needles #729071

Asked October 06, 2020, 12:53 PM EDT

I have four large Australian Pines in my yard that are dropping a lot of needle right now. Is it OK to mulch pine needles into the lawn, or do they need to be racked up?

Arapahoe County Colorado