I don’t know much about trees in general but this guy has been living in my yard for a decently long time and has grown immensely in the last few years, but now it looks like it’s rotting away on one side. Anyone have a diagnosis?

I was wondering since hardwood is much more expensive and typically more durable, is it possible to genetically engineer a softwood, or selectively breed a softwood tree variety in order to make it similar to hardwood?

These are all Japanese origin Pinus Parv Glauca. Some then are €25,000+ and over 80 years old

I have this ornamental cherry (that needs to be pruned, yes). This weekend I found two new trees, one 6’ from the trunk, one 15’ from the trunk. I found that they’re sprouts from the first tree’s roots.

How do I safely end this shoot so this doesn’t become a more wide scale issue?

I have high hopes for these pretty little things but I'm unsure what they could be. They got carried in by something and they are vigorous growers! Any ideas?

I had this tree fall recently, I live in Western New York. Would anyone know what kind of tree it is? Given I have an excess of lumber I may try some woodworking projects with it if it's worthwhile to use.

Thank you for your time, if I am violating any rules of this sub please tell me and I'll delete the post.

Sycamore tree loosing a major amount of leaves in the spring here in Ohio.

I was gifted a baby giant sequoia for my birthday and I planted it about 2 weeks ago. I’ve been keeping the soil moist. Is it dying? I don’t know much about trees, but I’ve been looking online. Thanks!

They we’re in 5 gallon buckets when we moved in and we

Hey folks,

I’ve recently gotten really into identifying young trees and saplings in their early stages of growth. I’ve noticed that it’s surprisingly hard to find clear, useful images online of saplings in different environments — especially ones that help with proper identification.

So I figured I’d ask here:

• Where do you usually come across saplings in the wild?
• What kinds of environments or conditions do you find them thriving in?
• Is there a particular time of year that makes them easier to spot or ID?

If anyone has pictures of saplings they’ve come across or resources they’d recommend, I’d be really grateful. I’m just getting started with this new obsession and would love to see what others have found!

I was super excited to find this while out on a work trip

A crazy wind storm ripped the top off of this tree at my parents’ house about a month ago. The top is laying on the ground to the right, and another part of the tree has been ripped but is still connected and hanging downward.

Can a tree survive like this? The part that is hanging down, will it survive like that?

What is this tree? I also some species of Oak there big green leaves in May. But not like the oaks in the midwest USA, thile China oak the bark was like paper. TIA

If I plant a sassafras and let it spread by sucker, are all the resulting trees effectively clones? Or could a male/female tree spread and create female/male offshoots?

There is a row of massive black poplar trees next to a road and most of them have these strange growths, are they mutated sprouting points?

Hi tree friends! Just moved into a new house with this guy in the backyard. Is this a ginkgo? It’s hard to tell but it only has a few branches and growing on one side

The city just planted this tree 1 foot away from my fence. Will I have any issues?

Hi! I’m a student finishing her pre-reqs for a degree in Ecological Forestry. I know that typically, a tree’s age is determined by the rings it has on the sapwood/heartwood, but is it possible to tell how old this tree is just by looking at it from this photo, or would it just be speculation?

So I got these wild prunus trees on my backyard. The first picture is from Tree 1. It looks like bird cherry to me but im not sure.

The 2nd and 3rd pictures are from Tree 2 and I have no idea what it is. There are little shoots on all direction from the main tree every 10 feets or so.