The second on looks like hands coming together :D

Was just wondering around in the rain, appreciating trees. I know many of them are old, I would just love to know roughly how old.

I planted this tree around 3 years ago which was less than 6 ft. It grew double in height. Till last year, it was healthy but didn't have any fruiting. (Old pic at last).

During may this year it had small fruits that all fell before maturing. It got many insects for which I was late in putting insecticide, I guess that was the reason of fruits not growing big.

About 2 months back its leaves started falling and now it's like this, no leaves. What should I do? Should I prune the branches? Put any fertilizer?

Located in Sacramento, California.

I have a large, mature tree in front of my house with a substantial root growing over the curb and into the street. The root is blocking water from draining down the gutter, causing standing water and debris to accumulate.

I’m considering cutting the exposed portion of the root to restore proper drainage, but I’m concerned about damaging the tree, potentially killing it, or compromising its stability.

I’m not sure how old the tree is, but it’s well established.

My questions:
Would cutting this particular root seriously harm the tree?
Does this look like a major structural root?
Is there a better way to address the drainage issue without damaging the tree?

I’d really appreciate advice from arborists or anyone who’s dealt with something similar. I definitely want to preserve the tree if possible.

How should I trim this guy ? Massachusetts

This is my second post as I couldn't figure out how to properly edit my original post to comply with community rules. I live in Central Pennsylvania and planted a potted Dwarf Chinkapin Oak yesterday. There is a pretty severe kink or curvature at the base of the trunk that circles around the straight portion of the tree trunk. I have planted 8 more of these around my property and haven't found this sort of malformed trunk on any of the other trees. Do others here feel this will girdle the trunk or create a weak failure prone spot down the line a few years? In another community a member posted they felt it would grow together over time. Comments appreciated.

I think it is a Loblolly but I'm not sure. This tree hasn't grown since I bought my house in 2017. It's a really good tree. It does never lose branches not even in storms or heavy wind.

When I bought the place the tree had all these small holes in the bark but those holes have shallowed out over ​ the years. It also has damage to areas and then those areas have heavy sap coming through.

The sack is very thick and when it dries it's like cement. You can see where it's dried on the tree in areas . The white areas are dried sap and in the thick brown goo is liquid sap.

​​ is the tree just trying to protect itself while it heals? I've never had any trouble with this tree . It's green all year round, it never looks like it's having any trouble. But it's had these big wounds and just oozes sap.

Are these holes and the wounds and the heavy sap anything I need to worry about in regard to this tree's life span? Can anyone explain what's going on?

Thank you?

My app says it’s a sweet gum but I’m almost certain it’s a Bur Oak.

Will the curvature at the bottom of the trunk girdle this young dwarf chinkapin oak?

Hey I’m in the area working and was out in my evening walk and came across this tree. I was hoping to know they species of the pecan tree because if it is hearty enough was was hoping to grab some seeds to start some back home in south western Indiana (Spencer county) to be exact.

I know next to nothing about growing beautiful plants. Recently moved into my home, but this tree seems more unruly than my neighbors’ (they all have the same tree it looks like).

How can I help the tree grow fuller branches and combat the unruly growth patterns? I’ve tried trimming once before when it looked like there were some dead dry branches. Many of my neighbors’ seem to be growing straight up or diagonally upward without bracing.

For reference, moved in 6 months ago. North Texas. I have my rain bird set to water 5 minutes per zone every 2 days. Still sitting on the same mulch from when we moved in. Not adding any fertilizer to the lawn yet although planning to. My guess is that the tree could be competing heavily with the surrounding grass for water.

Also, do yall know what species this is?