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April 17, 2008 — Trees

Scott Josiah, Nebraska State Forester, talks about the Re Tree Nebraska project. A ten year program to plant one million new trees in cities and towns across Nebraska. Kim Todd, UNL Landscape Horticulture Specialist, gives information on selecting trees for your landscape. View program View image gallery


Questions & Answers
How do you control chiggers in the lawn?
How do you control cattails in a lagoon area?
The last couple years the new stems on our triple crown blackberry have dried up in the spring. What would cause this?
What are the little green worms on cabbage and broccoli?
How long will lavender live and does it need sun or shade?
We have 5-6 holes per square foot in our lawn. What is causing them?
This spring we have several large brown patches in our fescue lawn. What has caused this?
We have an older clematis. When should it be pruned?
What can we do to prevent losing squash and cucumber vines to insect problems?
Lightning round
How can we increase the number of bees in a hive?
We put fertilizer on a couple weeks ago and the lawn still is not greening up. Do you have any suggestions?
What is causing the leaves on our pin oak to turn brown around the edges?
What cultivar of grapes should be planted in the Omaha area?
How do you get rid of red and black ants in the yard?
Our bluegrass lawn has been invaded with Bermuda grass. How can we control it?
What is causing our flowering crabapple to loose its leaves in the summer?
We have planted a Sycamore tree. Can you give us some information on care?
What is an inexpensive way to treat for sawflies?
How do you control brome in wildflowers?
What is causing the tips of the needles to be brown on our 25-year-old Austrian Pine tree?
Our young Colorado Blue spruce died. Can we replant in the same hole?
Can you talk about an organic control for termites?
How do you control creeping charlie in an iris bed?
We planted several blue mist spirea, but have lost several of them. Can you help?
What do the woolly bear caterpillars turn into?
We have bare spots in our new fescue lawn that was seeded last fall. What do you recommend?
We are getting browning on the lower branches of our skyrocket junipers. Is this a disease problem?
When should iris be thinned and transplanted?
What is causing these spots in our turf? (See images)
Can you tell us what is causing the needles on our blue spruce to turn a purplish brown? (See images)
We have a problem with surface roots from a tree. Can they be ripped out? (See images)
We need to move a hybrid tea rose while some work is being done on our house. Do you have some recommendations?
How to you get rid of honeybees that have taken up residence in a roof?
We are relandscaping and would like to use sod. How do we prepare and take care of it?
We have two ash trees that were planted the same time. One is much larger. What would cause this? (See images)
We would like to transplant an established climbing hydrangea. Can we do this and how big of a rootball should we dig?
When should you spray for spidermites?
When should you put on preemergence for crabgrass?
See plant, insect & disease samples
Sample - Boxelder bugs
Sample - Kentucky bluegrass and the importance of winter fertilizing
Sample - Charleston hot pepper with a nutrient problem
Sample - Flowering stage of Red Maple
Sample - Bagworms on spruce
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Backyard Farmer features
Video segment - Retree Nebraska
Plant of the week - Jatropha (Buddha Belly Plant or Gout plant)
Video Segement - Beautiful Trees
Calendar - Using Wildflowers in Design, Earth Day, Nebr. City Plant Sale
Video segment - Compost
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