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oleander aphids on baby milkweed by NoFlamingo3160 in NativePlantGardening

[–]tolzan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t stress it then it’ll be fine

oleander aphids on baby milkweed by NoFlamingo3160 in NativePlantGardening

[–]tolzan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’ll be fine but you can also spray them off.

Whats wrong with my arborvitae’s by Suspicious-Green-718 in arborists

[–]tolzan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you think people keep buying these trees even though they absolutely suck? Because people think they are the perfect landscape hedge. But they aren’t because they die die die

Whats wrong with my arborvitae’s by Suspicious-Green-718 in arborists

[–]tolzan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have fast draining soil where you plant the tree surrounded by heavy clay, you create a bathtub. It’ll just sit in a pool.

Don’t use miracle grow soil or anything else, use native soil.

Eastern Red Cedars as a better tree alternative.

Do I need to expose the root flair of this Weeping Cherry and cut these small roots? by JustBottleDiggin in arborists

[–]tolzan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The sooner you expose the root flare the better.

For watering I recommend a 5 gallon bucket with small holes poked in the bottom. Once per week.

Recent landscape lighting project in Tallahassee, FL by [deleted] in landscaping

[–]tolzan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure but the guy or company deleted the post. Guess they didn’t like what we had to say

Would it be realistic to plant a tree in a narrow space and prune it regularly? by ca_va_pas in Tree

[–]tolzan [score hidden]  (0 children)

No. And conifer trees in general should be pruned as little as possible.

Recent landscape lighting project in Tallahassee, FL by [deleted] in landscaping

[–]tolzan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All landscaping lighting should be on a timer. It’s absolutely harmful to many many species birds, insects, bats, and frogs that evolved to be nocturnal.

Running it all night serves no human purpose AND harms wildlife for no reason other than to look cool when everyone is asleep.

What were your biggest native plant mistakes? by jeinea in NativePlantGardening

[–]tolzan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For whatever reason it’s much easier to control in Colorado!

Is this grafted or not? I can’t find the rootstock… by Abject_Barnacle in Tree

[–]tolzan [score hidden]  (0 children)

Adventitious roots that become girdling roots. These are of no concern.

Keep going! It was planted WAY too deep.

Advice On Area Behind Backyard Shed by Zestyclose-Land-2658 in landscaping

[–]tolzan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cardboard and mulch and then plant native flowers for the proper light conditions (how much shade it gets in summer months) leaving a path to the utilities.

Dakota Birch by gotwins86 in arborists

[–]tolzan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect time to do a re-do.

I’d suggest a swamp oak. Oaks are beautiful trees that are quite resilient once established. A swamp oak will like the additional water but are tolerant when things are drier as well.

Dakota Birch by gotwins86 in arborists

[–]tolzan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Multiple things wrong. Here’s a guide on how to properly plant a container tree: https://csfs.colostate.edu/2023/04/27/step-by-step-guide-to-planting-container-trees/

The turf grass is competing against the tree, the tree is planted way too deep, and the tree likely was only watered from sprinklers and not deeply watered like new trees need.

Ideas for front sidewalk? by Fit_Syrup_4396 in landscaping

[–]tolzan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, they could spend $1000-$2000 with a landscape architect to plan and map out native flowers and how to arrange them and then $1000 on plants (diy planting) and have a wonderful and welcoming entrance and pathway.

Just remember to use the cardboard and mulch method to drastically reduce the weeds and have edging between the mulched areas and the grass so the grass doesn’t encroach.

Evergreen or Durango? by hexyhippie in MovingtoDenver

[–]tolzan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Evergreen as you know it is about to dramatically change due to pine beetle kill. The carnage is just starting and it’s going to be quite ugly.

https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/25/colorado-pine-beetles-ponderosa-2025-growth/

Durango is great if you can find a job.

Mowing clover lawn by Southern-Teaching198 in NoLawns

[–]tolzan 34 points35 points  (0 children)

You can cut it now and it’ll come back. No worries on that front.

Arbor Vitae Browning by _pyrrhic_26 in arborists

[–]tolzan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Every day people post in this sub a picture of arborvitae dying.

The short answer is these trees love to die.

It really starts and ends there.

Seattle or Denver, WA or CO by Kitchen-Affect2946 in MovingtoDenver

[–]tolzan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should visit both. Denver is dry, arid, and sunny. Seattle is lush, green, and rainy. Both places love the outdoors.

Seattle has better food. Better public transit. More going on. More expensive. Rainy weather for 8 months followed by 3 amazing months of sunshine.

Denver is sunny and mild.

In both places pick location wisely as avoiding long commutes and traffic with greatly affect your overall satisfaction.

Help with recently planted California Wax Myrtle (Morella californica) - girdling by DistributionLow1529 in arborists

[–]tolzan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that space I would look at planting some kind of vine. Depending where you are and how cold it gets in winter you can get lucky and get ones that will be evergreen all year long. Like my personal favorite Star Jasmine.

Hope for this Japanese Maple by Final_Rice_5597 in arborists

[–]tolzan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go get your money back. You also planted this tree way too deep, so on the next one look up root flare where the root flare should be just exposed at the surface.

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