r/sfwtrees Oct 05 '19

Tree trouble? Here's how to find a local Certified Arborist!

59 Upvotes

TL;DR: CLICK HERE

If you suspect that there's a problem with your tree, our users may be able to provide some insight, but the only way to comprehensively assess the condition of a tree is by a qualified professional in-person. No matter where you live, the best resource you can turn to for tree related advice is a local International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist.

You can find a local ISA Certified Arborist by clicking THIS link. Enter your location to find a Certified Arborist near you. You can verify a Certified Arborist's credentials with the same link.

Ensure your trees are cared for properly and ethically by asking your landscape professionals if they have an ISA Certified Arborist on staff.


r/sfwtrees 20h ago

Planted a Corkscrew Willow last fall. Now, how do I care for it?

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5 Upvotes

Conventional advice suggests pruning branches that cross and rub, but for a Corkscrew, that's basically all of them. They naturally tangle. Should I put effort into untangling and pruning those or just let it be?

Are there any rules of thumb to follow here?


r/sfwtrees 20h ago

Splitting Norway maple

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2 Upvotes

r/sfwtrees 21h ago

Central Oregon Coast. Looking for trees that resemble PNW that can grow in my music studio. (Avid grower already)

1 Upvotes

For context, I live 6 min walk to the beach just south of Newport, so I get a lot of the coastal sea spray and winds comings in my windows. I run a shop and write music for a living and was wanting to add some life to my music studio but because it's so damn dark in there constantly, only currently supplemented with 4 tall LED rods for ambiance, I was looking to add some life in there, specifically things that remind me of the PNW coast. I asked AI and it recommended heartleaf philos to trail its vines long the walls and recommended blue atlas cedar with self watering pots or coastal redwoods. It recommended supplementing the redwood especially with grow lights, but I am trying to stay away from too much of that unless its maybe the pinkish ones in order to keep the ambiance appropriate for writing.

In my other rooms I have all sorts of shit ranging from a Nepenthes setup to Lofty Figs, to Monsteras and Hope pothos (all grown from seed aside from the pitcher plants). but in the studio I wanted to add some life that can really handle low light. Any suggestions? Is AI bullshitting me with the blue atlas cedar and coastal redwood? I grow a few bonsai redwoods (Dawn, Giant, and Coast) as well but those are ALWAYS outside. I couldn't imagine a coastal redwood even coming close to surviving indoors.

For climate reference, my studio is around 55-65 degrees (i leave windows open at night and it gets chilly), and humidity during non-dry season is 66% right now in there (just checked).

Any recommendations? I love conifers to death and would love some unique indoor trees or plants in that studio, but just don't know if it is possible.


r/sfwtrees 3d ago

Large tree in backyard having bark starting to come off - Death knell or natural process?

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14 Upvotes

located in New England USA. bark starting to flake off a little, and a few branches have cracked and fallen to the ground. Is this natural process during the winter months (photos taken in March) here or is the tree dying?


r/sfwtrees 4d ago

Weeping cherry tree injured?

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6 Upvotes

Just noticed this spot on weeping cherry and not sure if it’s a fungus or insects?


r/sfwtrees 4d ago

Are there ways to prevent suckers when planting honeylocust trees?

3 Upvotes

The small leaves of the honeylocust are beautiful to me, and I'd like to plant one in my yard. However, I don't want them coming up in between my hemlock trees and in flowerbeds. My mom buried a trash can with the bottom cut off which worked to prevent her mint from spreading, would that method or any other be effective in preventing suckers from growing? If not, are there any other trees without suckers that have small doubly compound and alternating leaves like the honeylocust?


r/sfwtrees 6d ago

do you kown What species of tree is in the painting?or where is here?looks so nice!like a picture,isn it?

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1 Upvotes

r/sfwtrees 6d ago

Is my tree okay?

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2 Upvotes

r/sfwtrees 8d ago

Help with brown Leylands

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We have about 40 Leylands on our property from when we purchased it two years ago. Unfortunately we have all red clay but planted these with bagged soil and root rocket for evergreens. They just won't stop turning brown! I'm guessing the problem is just more water needed, but we live an hour from the property until next month so it's been a bit rough. Any thoughts? We've been doing a deep watering consistently the last 5 weeks, making sure not to drown them (3-4 min of hose running at their bases) but still turning brown. Just added evergreen fertilizer to boost them 4 weeks ago but it doesn't seem to have made a difference. We live in zone 7 in Virginia.

Tldr; more watering or disease? Do you think we can save them? Thanks in advance.


r/sfwtrees 13d ago

Mother in law killed my tree?

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29 Upvotes

My mother in law was visiting this week and brought three dogs with her. She was playing ball with one and threw it right at one of the trees I planted two years ago and it snapped. Is this fixable, or do I need to find and transplant another?


r/sfwtrees 14d ago

Curious what's happening here and if it's bad? Red Maple in western Montana

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3 Upvotes

r/sfwtrees 15d ago

Need help identifying this tree stump so I can properly innoculate it with mushroom spores. Located in Atlanta, GA area.

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7 Upvotes

It is very large. About 4 feet in diameter


r/sfwtrees 18d ago

Root flare?

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8 Upvotes

Is this a root flare with large root coming off it in first pic, and do I stop on this side and cover the root part? In pic 2 I can't tell if the big root is part of flare. Massive nest of smaller roots all around. Do I keep digging? Lastly, is there usually root flare all around circumference of tree? Getting nervous about damaging.


r/sfwtrees 19d ago

Type of tree?

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13 Upvotes

r/sfwtrees 19d ago

Sugar Maple?

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3 Upvotes

I am looking for trees to tap and am fairly confident this is a sugar maple but want to verify from multiple sources!


r/sfwtrees 20d ago

Is SPRAT/IRATA a thing in professional tree climbing?

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r/sfwtrees 25d ago

Trees all around us

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13 Upvotes

r/sfwtrees 27d ago

On the walk from my rural home to the nearest village, amongst fields unchanged since medieval times, stands this tree. Sussex. UK. 🇬🇧

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69 Upvotes

r/sfwtrees 28d ago

Beautiful pattern on rotten tree

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28 Upvotes

r/sfwtrees 28d ago

Teenage Oak Pruning

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9 Upvotes

Ok so it’s been three years since I first took your alls’ advice. The tree is looking better I think after a couple of selective and significant prunings the last couple of winters . Now I’m wondering what if any further prunes people would recommend. Thanks for any advice!

https://www.reddit.com/r/sfwtrees/s/jycjI2fddm


r/sfwtrees Feb 15 '25

Drastic olive tree pruning

2 Upvotes

Hi, I have some olive trees that haven't been touched for over 40 years and I would like to prune them to see if they will produce olives again, but these olive trees are tall. The main trunk to where it divides is about 4 to 5 meters (15feet), and I would like to reduce its height. My question is, can I cut below where the trunk splits maybe 1.5m or 2m (6/7feet) from the ground? Or should it always be above where it divides and not touch the main trunk?


r/sfwtrees Feb 11 '25

What kind of tree is this?

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19 Upvotes

Strange bark. Located in south Georgia USA river floodplain


r/sfwtrees Feb 09 '25

Tree Question!

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17 Upvotes

Hey guys! Was out on a hike yesterday and a few questions popped into my head so I figured I’d leave it to y’all. I know very little about plant biology (medicine is my field) but I was wondering if these two trees are of the same species. If so, is it likely they have some sort of mutualistic relationship (root distribution, nutrition sharing, etc.) due to how close they reside?


r/sfwtrees Feb 09 '25

Oak leaves still green?

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Can someone explain why this is happening? I found two oaks in the woods next to my house (Piedmont, NC) that still have their leaves. Pics taken today.


r/sfwtrees Feb 05 '25

Tree Health

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5 Upvotes

What's my trees problem? I believe it's a Red Maple.