Question from Chuck: I have a 5 year old peach tree that suffered a deer scrape to the trunk, not the branches. The trunk is about 4 inchs in diameter and the antlers scraped deep into both sides of the trunk below where it starts to branch out. This happened in mid winter. Someone told […]

Question from Bijou: I have enjoyed reading your gardening forum. The information you provide is helpful to gardening pros and beginners. My gardening question is about my wanting to plant four ornamental flowering cherry trees and should I purchase them bareroot or potted. I have always want to plant flowering cherry trees, similar to the […]

Question from Kate: Do you know where I can purchase Italian Cypress Trees in the Pasadena area? Also, I see these trees and some seem smooth and others seem a bit rougher – does this have to do with age or are there different varieties? Answer from Pat: I was recently faced with the same […]

Question from Melissa: I need to remove an overgrown African Sumac tree from my backyard border.  Can you recommend a good shade tree as a replacement? This border runs alongside a cement patio so the tree should not have invasive roots.  We are in zone 9, Santa Clarita, with very hot summers and cycles of […]

Question from Jill: Hi Pat – ‘Tis the season. We just purchased our Christmas tree. We would have preferred to cut a tree ourselves but the opportunity was not available to us. Instead, we purchased our tree from a respectable nursery. How do you recommend watering or feeding your tree to keep it green and […]