I randomly found this tree in nature in Lithuania, it seems like it’s three trees grown together, definitely awesome, I’ve seen more trees like that, but never a triplet

Hi!!

My young coast live oak got whipped around by the Santa Ana winds the past few days in SoCal.

Little movement at its base -- will it survive?

Been planted for 7 months and growing vigorously, about 5ft tall.

Thanks!

Los Angeles, CA. This is my second harvest, first one didn’t go well…but this year, there’s over 100 avocados, just not sure when I’m supposed to pick them….

I have a few young-ish American sycamore trees (I think at least) and want to make an extended bed around each one approx. 25-30 feet across. I’d like to plant some trees in a ring near the edge of the bed, and since I am renting, the idea of burying the pots came to my mind. I just planted a Tamukeyama (maybe the wrong type but it’s a red/purple lace leaf) in my front yard from a customer removal who wanted it dumped (🙄) and it gave me the itch. That said, I don’t want to be buying $400 trees and leaving them behind when I eventually buy a house in the next 5 or so years. Can I bury the pots and pull the trees periodically to prune roots and upsize as needed? Would it need extra support or staking? For reference, none of the trees would be potted in anything larger than ~25 gallons and I would be pruning roots on anything that isn’t naturally (or modified in some way) under 15 feet to stunt it.

I also have questions about maintaining plants that may not be perfect for your climate. I have fallen in love with the Baby Grand Magnolias (evergreen magnolias in general but the Baby Grand is my cup of tea) and Windmill Palms. I know there are ways to protect them through winter, and since they’d be potted, the garage or a protected corner isn’t out of the question, but does anyone have experience or tips on growing things outside of their typical environment? Thanks for any feedback and advice, it’s much appreciated.

The first picture is the area in question, with the 2 trees. They’ll be limbed up to ~6 feet but otherwise remain untouched. The other pictures are some trees I’ve planted at work. It took me 7 months to finally plant a tree at my own house after planting hundreds all summer and fall. The last one is the maple I just planted that might die because we weren’t super nice digging it up😢.

Last bit of context, the fence is being redone and the grove to the right side of the picture is going to be cleared entirely or cut back significantly. I have no idea what it is but it is 1 gigantic bush or a clump of several of the same bush.

Not sure if this is the right place for this.

How do I request the city or state look into protecting a tree or trees that could be of significant age? Like giving it heritage tree status so they wont get cut down for development? Theres 4 or 5 trees, one pretty sure pecan, one is one of them scraggly oaks (dont know which type) but they look very old as they are super huge. Obviously development in the area but want to try at least not allowing them to cut down the trees and having to work around it.

I have no idea how this works or who I talk to about it. I live in NE Oklahoma.

Thank you

Please help me identify this tree. The city of Thornton refuses to help me get rid of this tree and the thousands of trees behind the house. They take over the lawn in the spring and she growing under the deck. Anyone know who can help us? You would think the city would care as it's going to ruin pipes and foundation.

Looking for perspectives - will this eventually fuse over itself and be fine? There is already scar tissue and it's started to heal seemingly. Or should we do something to force a new leader?

Tree is in Zone 6b, average clay soil, full sun, approx 10ft tall, 34mm diameter trunk.

Rest of the tree looks fine, no other scars or damage.

Obviously a row of coast redwoods should never have been planted so close to power lines, but jeez guys did you have to mutilate them so badly?

Hello. I'd like to plant a blue atlas cedar in this general area. How close to the house can I plant it? Online search says like 20 ft out, I was hoping for 5 to 6 ft out from house....I also plan to relocate the Taylor juniper, I didn't realize it needs sun to hit all sides of tree. Thanks. Tennessee zone 7

EDIT:

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Regarding eating a fruit when I don't know what it is.... I just want to clarify that others in the apartment building had been eating them before us for years. It was known in the neighborhood that they were fine to eat.

Obviously, you don't want to eat a completely strange fruit when you don't know if it's edible or safe.

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We've been eating this fruit for a few years now, from a tree outside our apartment building. We have no idea what it is. I've checked Chat, but I didn't get a definitive answer. Anybody have any ideas what kind of tree this is?

The skin is thick and tough. The flesh is soft and sweet. It tastes kind of like a pineapple.

The location is the east side of San Francisco Bay, California.

New Jersey

Can I trim the very low branches so I can get my lawn mower under the tree? A couple are basically coming out at ground level. Hudson Valley NY location

So I was walking through a conifer forest on the slopes of Mount Rainier last week (in Mt. Rainier National Park, Wa), and I saw several trees like this - trees that look like the trunks had been blasted from within. This was on the east side of the mountain, about 5,000' above sea level, and I don't know what kind of tree this was or what might have caused several "blast spots" on one trunk.

So apologies for the picture quality, as my birder's camera doesn't like low light, and thanks to anyone who can help me find a clue!

I have a 2 year old coast live oak sapling grown in location in Tucson, Arizona. It made it through two summers here, always a little rough but bounced right back as the weather cooled back down. However, this summer it struggled more than ever, and I am trying to figure out why to either try and save it or start over and not make the same mistakes.

Looks very cool! Anyone know why the tree looks like that?

I finally planted her today after she’s been living in a bottle full of water so she’d grow some roots, she originally grew some leaves but sadly dropped those, maybe due to seasons changing in the UK! Luckily we are still getting a lot of sun at the moment so fingers crossed she’ll do really well!
Potted: 14/10/2026
Any tips on how to care for her would be greatly appreciated 🫶🏻