A cedar elm's leaves are about 1-2.5 inches long, and the leaves can turn gold to orange-red in the fall. Those three types of trees are just a starting point, though.

DEAR NEIL: Is it possible to sterilize cedar elm trees so we won’t have all the seedlings come spring? We have put down corn gluten meal in September to stop the germination, but millions have ...

Q: Is it possible to sterilize cedar elm trees so we won’t have all the seedlings come spring? We put down corn gluten meal in September to stop the germination, but millions have come up in the ...

However, cedar elms fall into the moderate category, and barring some tree-killing event or problem, someone who plants a cedar elm can reasonably expect it to have many years of useful life.

Dear Neil: Is it possible to sterilize cedar elm trees so we won’t have all the seedlings come spring? We have put down corn gluten meal in September to stop ...

Cedar Rapids plans spring leaf pickup The API failed to deliver the resource. A sign of spring comes to Cedar Rapids next week, when leaf vacuums start making the rounds on April 5.

While half of this cedar elm tree shows green leaves, the other half appears dead with no growth. A certified arborist should examine the tree. Reader photo By NEIL SPERRY ...

Squirrels love live oak trees. You’ll see large trees with numerous dead twigs up in the leaf canopies.

The elm tree in front of our condo always looks pretty good in the spring, but in summer the leaves get holes and start falling off. It has had this problem for five years.

Dutch elm disease blocks water-conducting tissue within the tree, causing discolored and wilted foliage.

Cleanup at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center after last week's ice storm could take months, with hundreds of trees on the 284-acre campus impacted. Live oak, Ashe juniper and cedar elm trees are ...

Tree pollen is high. Our highest count comes from birch, cedar, ash and oak trees. We are also seeing some pollen from hackberry, mulberry, pine, cottonwood, willow and elm trees.