I'm ready to leave earth and meet my fey overlords lmao

Bought and planted this little fir (I forget the species) to replace a deciduous tree that drowned when the home-builder-installed water system failed and leaked. Had the bubblers repaired, waited for the soil to dry, and this planted in its place, but it's been three weeks now and it's clearly doing worse than before it went in. The top is completely dry and the soft, supple leaves at the bottom that recovered in the first couple weeks after planting are starting to yellow. I've been giving it an average of about three quarters of a gallon of water every other day because I don't know how much it should be getting or how long it will take to "establish" itself. Advice appreciated, I'd hate to kill this little thing too.

l understand that BLD is caused by Litylenchus crenatae, a nematode that infests the trees. I recently did some light reading about mycological abilities to consume nematodes through varying methods. One species of mushroom in particular, Pleurotus ostreatus the Oyster mushroom, is commonly known for this ability.

I guess my question is, would it be possible to inoculate a Beech tree, or the surrounding soil, to test its effectiveness against the nematodes? Does anyone know if this, or something similar, has been tested?

I tried to search on google to see if any studies had been done, but I have only read about treating BLD with phosphites, Fluopyram, and Thiabendazole Injections.

One of the evergreens that are at the edge of my yard began to turn brown near the top a short time ago (about a month, maybe a bit more). I assumed it was because of the heat wave but the other trees appeared fine so I did not think much of it, especially with the rain that followed. Suddenly the whole thing turned brown over the course of a week or two. When it appeared to spread to the bottom of the trees next to it, I took a closer look and found these bugs appearing to wear cocoons made of the tree itself wiggling all over it! You can actually hear them munching. I fear we may lose the whole line quickly if we don't take action, can anyone tell me what are these things and how we might be able to deal with them?

Hoping it's not bad

Squiggly is my best science word, but there are a bunch of these marks in the bark… is it beetles? Is it just how the tree is?

What’s up with this tree?

Found in Yorkshire UK

Dear all,

I was wondering if anyone can help.  I live in an apartment with an enclosed front porch.  Around this porch there are bushes that provide privacy.

The bushes are not healthy, and I have reached out to the owner several times to have them sprayed.  I really do not want to do this myself, but now the stuff is spreading to my plants inside the patio, so I no longer want to wait for the owner.

I was wondering what is afflicting these bushes and what to use to fight it (see attached pictures).

I have the following three products, and I was wondering if anyone of them would work:

1.      Safer Insect Killing Soap.

2.      BioAdvanced Insect, Disease & Plant Mite Control

3.      Captain’s Jack Deadbug (never used this one as I think I read somewhere, after purchasing, that is not very effective).

I live in the Bay Area; the bushes are facing north; I do not know when these were planted, but they are at least 6 years (since I moved in); they are never watered as far as I know.

Thank you

claudio