Crepe Mrytle

QuestionIm in Georgia my crepe mrytle has black on all its leaves. It just started 2 weeks ago when it started blooming.I have it on my deck in a large pot I want to move it and put in the grown would that be a good

hibiscus disease

QuestionMy hibiscus was covered with buds but a cottony web-like coating developed at buds bases with some kind of white/brown scales. The buds will not open - seems like the juice is being sucked out of each bud an

pine tree dying

QuestionI have 3 pine trees in my back yard that are dying. The needles are turning brown and falling off while other pine trees close by are very green. One,I believe is already beyond help. Any s

meyer lemon losing leaves

QuestionQUESTION: My lemon tree is 3 years old, and it summers outdoors and I bring it in mid September. This year the leaves began yellowing with slight green veins, before I brought it in. I only water

dying roses

QuestionHi, We have a Bit of a dilemma, my girlfriend is in a bit of a quandary as to why her precious Rose bushes are all showing signs of starting to perish but the odd thing is the are going from the top not the

brown spots on anthurium plant

Questioni have an anthurium plant that has several leaves with brown spot with a yellow ring around the brown.I was told to cut the brown spots off and it is now turned brown with the yellow ring where i cut it off

Live oak tree

QuestionI have noticed a spider web like cocoon engulfing my tree. I live in the southern part of Texas. I have not seen this before. What is this and how can it be treated? AnswerAlice: Can you describe the size a

What is causing very fine saw dust and sticky drops under Mimosa tree

Question Mimosa dust I have a Mimosa tree over my driveway. Every day there is a fine sawdust like substance on my car along with very fine droplets of a sticky substance which attracts flies. This start

Meyer Lemon fruit

QuestionHave tiny spots on lemons. Leaves fine What causing spots AnswerHi Laura, Your tree may have greasy spot which usually does not occur on Meyer Lemons. It will not hurt your fruit, just does not look p

Privet dying

QuestionQUESTION: Our privet hedges have a whitish-greem mold of fungus growing on the stems. Some leaves have a white powdery like mildew. The bushes are over 30 years old. The bushes are getting

gardenia plant

QuestionMy gardenia plant has a white substance on the leaves and parts of the stems. Also on the gardenia plant, what temp. in winter can it withstand? AnswerHi David, Sounds like mealy bugs, if not Atomic Grow wi

fungus on fig tree

QuestionI have a large fig tree outside that has a fungus growing on the trunk. When I tried to remove the fungus it was heavy,dense, and attached. The trunk underneath is soft. We live in S.Calif. and our weather h

Euonymous Scale

QuestionI got nervous when I read that Scale should be treated in May and June, its now October and Ive had three beautiful Euonymous growing up the back wall of our home,, I was walking past it one day and notice a

orange tree

QuestionMy tree is young. I planted it last fall. Our problem is a few of the limbs are dead. They have a clear sap on them. Very thick and heavy looking. I am worried it will kill the tree. Thank you. AnswerHi tom

Mimosa tree issue

QuestionI have a VERY large mimosa tree that is approximately 40 years old. In the last 3-4 years during the summer it has produced a sticky white residue that falls off in what appears to be small flakes. The resid

Stinkhorn Fungi(carrot like fungis around my maple tree)

QuestionI have discovered this fungus in a few places around my yard, especially around my maple tree and in another flower bed that has wood chip mulch; I read another forum on this site: http://en.allexperts.com/

king palm trunk is dying

QuestionTwo years ago I planted a large 36 inch boxed triple trunk King palm in my yard in coastal southern California. About 6 months ago the smallest of the three trunks began to shrink in the middle until it got

wisteria sensis

QuestionIn situ for about 4 years and it has slowly died off over the last couple of months. At first branches looked as if they had been cut from main stem. Thought I had done that accidentally whilst pruning

tulip tree

Questionthe leaves on my tulip tree are turning white, almost powdery looking. do you know what this is AnswerSounds like powdery mildew. A powdery, fluffy white to light gray-colored fungus growth on succule

Eugenia shrubs

QuestionHello. I have about 20 Eugenia shrubs that were planted back in mid-June of this year. None showed any outward signs of disease or pests. About a week ago I noticed that all of them had sev