Hello,
I'm 23, just bought my first house, and the tree in the front yard is having some obvious problems. I've never done any gardening/pruning/lawn maintenance before, so I am very new to yard care. My guess is, its a Purple Leaf Plum Tree. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I've posted some pictures online. Please take a look and let me know what I can do.
One problem are the leaves look damaged. We haven't had any hail this year so I'm assuming its a bug, but don't know what kind. As well, the roots seem to be protruding out of the ground. It looks like small sticks growing out of the ground.
I've put pictures of all this online.
Tyler