Following the windstorm several weeks ago I had damage to a moderate size oak tree as well as a sugar maple. The main top top of the oak was broken in half with just side branches remaining. The sugar maple was split nearly in two at a v branch of the tree. I will submit pictures below. I'm wonder if either can be repaired and if so, the best options to do so.

All summer my ornamental crab tree has looked stressed. I've noticed other ornamental crab trees looking the same in the neighborhood. Is this something I need to be concerned about?

Hello,

For many years, I preserved my apple sauce by freezing it.  I created a recipe I like which is a mix of mostly apples with some rhubarb and a bit of cinnamon (no sugar).   I liked a very thick sauce and I only add enough water to cover the bottom of the pan so the apples do not scorch.  When it is cooked, I blitz it with an immersion blender and leave some small chunks so it is not the texture of baby food.

This year, I tried preserving it in my steam canner and the product leaked out and the jars did not seal.    I tried to cook the sauce long enough to make sure I had removed as much air as possible.   I ran a knife through the product before putting the jars in the canner to remove any air bubbles.  I also left the jars in the canner with the lid on for 10-15 minutes with the heat off once the processing time was complete to help prevent syphoning.

Was my sauce be too thick for preserving with a steam canner?  Do I have to add more water to it when cooking to prevent the product from leaking out?

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I have 2 honey locust and 1 spruce tree I’d like to transplant. When is the approximate deadline in the fall where transplanting is a no-no? The spruce is approximately 3” at base of trunk and HL are approximately 2.5”.

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