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- Q.Pine Needles Preservation - Hello, I found your article very informative, but I would like to know how to keep pine twigs (Norway spruce) ...
- Q.Can The Top Of A Pine Tree Be Replanted And Grow? - 20+ yr old pine tree is being cut down for removal. Can you cut the top 10' off, delimb the ...
- Q.How Can I Keep Excessive Sap Out Of My Garden? - We have a large pine tree in our yard. It leaks excessive amounts of sap all year round. The sap ...
- Q.Sick Potted Pine Tree - Hello, I have a small potted pine tree that seems to be sick! I am very new to gardening but ...
- Q.Pencil Pines Issue - I have a couple of pencil pines in my front yard turning brown in colour, any suggestions on how to ...
- Q.Pine Trees Dying- Why? - First pine tree turned fully brown dead 2 yrs ago, now the pine tree next to it died over the ...
- Q.Can You Identify This Evergreen? - Good example of columnar slow grower
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Anonymous on
June 9, 2022Q.Pine Needles Preservation
Hello, I found your article very informative, but I would like to know how to keep pine twigs (Norway spruce) fresh to make daily tea. My source of spruces is a few miles away and I don't really want to drive to get them daily, just not ecologically worthwhile. Is there a way to keep them fresh (in a jug of water?), maybe for a week or preserve the needles for tea use in another way? Obviously I;d like to preserve the quality of the needles for as long as possible.
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
June 20, 2022
Certified ExpertA.You can cut off the tips of the stems at a 45 degree angle and insert them in a container of water. Do not let the leaves sit in water. You also can set those in the refrigerator. Make sure the sprigs you harvest have not been sprayed with chemicals.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/pine/harvesting-pine-needles.htm
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
June 17, 2022Q.Can The Top Of A Pine Tree Be Replanted And Grow?
20+ yr old pine tree is being cut down for removal. Can you cut the top 10' off, delimb the lower 2' and place the top portion back into new ground and get it to continue growing?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 24, 2022
Certified ExpertA.No, but you could do that with the top 1 or 2' of the tree! This will be the only portion of the tip capable of producing roots. The smaller the cuttings, the better. Branch tips can root, as well!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/pine/rooting-pine-tree-cuttings.htm
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BrittanyMeyer on
July 26, 2022
Bend oregonQ.How Can I Keep Excessive Sap Out Of My Garden?
We have a large pine tree in our yard. It leaks excessive amounts of sap all year round. The sap gets on our patio and tracked into the house. The tree is too large to cut down. Any advice on different ways we can fix this problem?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 27, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Unfortunately, short of cutting it down, there isn't much that you can do for pine sap production. As you have found out, it will produce, year-round!
There are ways to remove the sap once it is coating your stuff, but short of cutting it down, there isn't much else to be done.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/how-to-remove-tree-sap.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/pine/pine-tree-sap-information.htm
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September 11, 2022Q.Sick Potted Pine Tree
Hello, I have a small potted pine tree that seems to be sick! I am very new to gardening but am trying my best . The needles are brown on the inner branches, there is white patches on the branches (possibly fungus?), the tips of the needles have browned and have white tips , also the soil looks a little odd with white specs resembling sand but i might be just inexperienced ? Desperate to revive this tree and keep it healthy. Any advice would be most appreciated.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 21, 2022
Certified ExpertA.If the dots in the soil are moving, it could be soil mites. The bad news is they feed on decaying material, which could be the pine tree. Browning in the center of a pine can indicate root rot. The white could be scale insects. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/pine/controlling-pine-needle-scale.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/pine/pine-tree-browning.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/brown-conifer-needles.htm
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pbk88 on
October 1, 2022
4156Q.Pencil Pines Issue
I have a couple of pencil pines in my front yard turning brown in colour, any suggestions on how to rectify?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
October 3, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Unfortunately, this has many causes. The solution will depend on the exact cause. This article will help you to get started:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/pine/pine-tree-browning.htm
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Anonymous on
October 11, 2023Q.Pine Trees Dying- Why?
First pine tree turned fully brown dead 2 yrs ago, now the pine tree next to it died over the summer this year. I am worried the other coniferous trees will succumb. HELP
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 13, 2023
Certified ExpertA.These articles should help pinpoint the problem:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/pine/pine-tree-browning.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/pine/pine-tree-drying-bottom.htm
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January 7, 2024Q.Can You Identify This Evergreen?
Good example of columnar slow grower
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
January 8, 2024
Certified ExpertA.It may be a variety of the native lodgepole pine or a Douglas fir.
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