In today's "Fielding Questions" column, Don has bad news about a lilac in a local yard. A reader wonders what's growing on the trunk of their lilac tree. Special to The Forum ByDon Kinzler October ...

We planted this tree 14 years ago when we built our house. It has done very well, even bloomed this year. Now all of sudden it has started to die. I have three other bushes in the area,and they ...

This small tree, reaches a height of about 20 to 25 feet with a 15-foot-spread. The trunk bark resembles the bark of a cherry tree and both the bark and stems are glossy reddish-brown.

This is a small lilac -- normally a tidy, rounded, 3-foot-tall lavender-flowered shrub -- that is grafted on a standard (an understock plant that is grafted about 3 to 5 feet up the trunk instead ...

I believe it is a Japanese Lilac Standard from Suburban 14 years ago when we had the landscaping done. Put in by professional. Have not scraped the bark.

Hardy from Zones 3 to 7, this tree is suited for use throughout the Midwest, even though it is native to Japan. Tolerant of clay soils and a range of soil pH from 6.5 to 8.0, Japanese tree lilac ...

How To Grow And Care For Bloomerang Lilac Trees Bloomerang lilac trees like the cold -- a lot. In fact, they'll struggle to develop buds unless they've gone through a period of cold weather. This ...

Why is my lilac tree so temperamental? Last year, it would not bloom. This year there were 44 blossoms on it. That beats the record of two years ago when it presented 13 blooms. The lilac tree is n… ...

You can shop the same lilac tree from Dobies or Thomas & Morgan, where prices start from £32.99, or from B&Q for £49.99. Follow Daily Mirror: Facebook X (Twitter) TikTok Instagram Snapchat ‌ ...

If you'd rather shop elsewhere, you can find a similar Hardy Ceanothus Standard Californian Lilac Tree for £29.99 too, at You Garden. Or find this Californian Lilac on Trellis at B&Q for £24.99.

A small tree with pretty white flowers borne in profusion is the Japanese Tree Lilac, Syringa reticulata. It's hardy in zones 3 to 7, and at maturity it will be 20-30 feet tall and 15-25 feet wide.