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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    May 28, 2018
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    This can be a BIG problem near dwellings. You should have a certified arborist, or tree service come out to look at it. If there is structural damage, then there will be a very careful procedure to move it without causing extreme damage to both the tree and house.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 19, 2018
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    BushDoctor on
    August 27, 2018
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    As a tree ages, it will become susceptible to more and more issues, just as a human would. With proper management, this tree can still live quite a while with the disease.

    This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/weeping-amber-in-trees.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    October 4, 2018
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    Absolutely! This tree will do just fine in your area. They are hardy from zones 3-8. Here is an article for more information:https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/horse-chestnut/how-to-grow-a-horse-chestnut-tree.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    April 14, 2019
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    You may have had some help from squirrels or other critters planting them for you. You can remove them with a sharp spade shovel or hand trowel to prevent them from continued growth.

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    April 30, 2019
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    This looks to be a Horse Chestnut. Likely growing where a squirrel or chipmunk planted it!

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/horse-chestnut/how-to-grow-a-horse-chestnut-tree.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 11, 2019
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    The intense dry hot summer and fall will be a critical time for your horse chestnut tree to get a root system established. It needs regular watering through October and maybe until it starts raining or goes dormant in December.

    It may have suffered some transplant shock or water deficit during the planting process. Hopefully that was not severe and the leaf loss is temporary and the tree will re-foliate.

    Water deeply if you think that has not been done adequately. Not just a sprinkle, but a thorough flooding/saturation of the soil surface and as deep as the planted root ball. Mulch the soil surface with an organic material like compost or fir bark mulch from a garden center. Repeat the watering in a couple of days and then weekly through August. If it hasn't put out new growth by then, it may not recover.

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