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Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. Today's video discusses problematic surface roots on our landscape trees and how to best manage them. Enjoy.

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. This week, we'll be discussing Shot Hole Disease on ornamental cherry. Caused by either a bacterium or a fungus (or a combination of the two), this disease leads to early defoliation on one of our exceptional, spring flowering trees. Enjoy!

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. Have you noticed yellow leaves and minor defoliation on your Tulip Poplar trees lately? This defoliation by mid-summer is most often a physiological response to increased temperatures and reduced soil moisture. Enjoy!

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee.Today, we will be discussing vine growth on our trees and how to best remove them. Should you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me; I'll be happy to help. Enjoy!

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. This video features a discussion about the failure potential of mature trees following heavy, saturating rains. Pay close attention to trees that lean excessively, trees growing alongside steep banks, and root plates that begin to lift the soil near the base of the tree. Enjoy!

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. Today's video is about Cedar-Hawthorn Rust, a common fungal disease that requires two separate hosts in order to complete its life cycle. Enjoy!

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. Today's video is about diversifying our landscapes and avoiding monocultures in order to help reduce potential problems in our landscaped shrubs and trees. Enjoy!

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. This video contains a discussion about lichen growth on our trees. Lichens are a symbiotic relationship between two (or more) distinct organisms an alga and a fungus. Enjoy!

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. This video contains a discussion about trees that experience codominant stems (i.e., twin trunks) and the consequences this can have on their long-term survival. Enjoy!

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. This video contains a discussion about how to best select nursery plants. I describe the ways in which we purchase our plant material and what to be on the look out for when selecting these plants. Enjoy! #UTIA #UTExtension #Nursery #Planting

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. This video features a timely pest update for Knox County, TN. Arborvitae leafminer moths are currently active on arborvitae trees in our landscape.

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. This video features a discussion about the destructive forest pest Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis), and the consequences it has had on millions of ash trees across the United States and Canada. #UTIA #UTExtension #EmeraldAshBorer #EAB

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. This video features a discussion about volcano mulching of landscaped trees. Lee's contact information is at the end of the video. Enjoy! #UTIA #UTExtension #VolcanoMulching #Mulch For additional information about different types of mulch and their properties, please visit: extension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/SP617.pdf

Welcome to Talking Trees with Lee. This video features a discussion about powdery mildew on one of our commonly utilized woody ornamental plants Euonymus. Lee's contact information is at the end of the video. Enjoy! #UTIA #UTExtension #PowderyMildew #Euonymus

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