Evergreen is dying

QuestionEvergreen Tree QUESTION: I have an evergreen that has been doing just fine for about 10 years. I recently noticed that a lot of the branches are turning yellor then brown and dying. It is

Sick Japenses Red Maple tree (JRM)

Question Sick lJapenese Red Map I live in Maine where temps have been known to go to -35 some years & last year was one. 13 years ago I planted a (JRM) in a protected area from the wind/cold.Up until this past year

my beautiful crepe myrtle is sick

QuestionQUESTION: I have just moved into a new home in maryland,I planted a crepe myrtle my neighbor gave me she didnt want it and was going to throw it out so i took it and planted it and watered it a good amount e

Potential leaf spot

QuestionI have a 15 gallon Pittosporum tenuifolium Marjorie Channon, in a pot. Full sun, Manhattan Beach, CA, 2 houses from Pacific ocean on 2nd story balcony with no other plants around for 10+ feet. At 1st I thoug

southern magnolia tree

QuestionI have a three year old southern magnolia tree.I live in Devine Tx I have never had any problems until about a week ago. Almost over night almost all of the leaves turned brown. There are just a few green le

Wax Myrtle

QuestionWe planted wax myrtles in February 09. Shortly after, we had a frost and some of the tender new growth was burned. Once spring came, new growth appeared but soon after, we discovered insects were eatin

majestic oak tree with a problem?

QuestionI have a majestic oak tree in my yard in Maryland. Recently I have noticed a series of dark blotches climbing vertically on the trunk. Upon examination, in the cracks where the dark blotches are

Tulip Tree shedding limb bark

QuestionI have several tulip trees (North Central Indiana) and every summer several large and small limbs lose their bark, almost as if the bark has been shredded. The limbs bark peels off from the tip to the

Jasmine problem

QuestionI have a jasmine in my London garden which has been happily in situ for 12 years. It flowers profusely and is a vigorous grower, particularly in the summer. This year, however, the bark is splitting like it

mimosa disease

Questionmy mimosa trees are dying. The foliage in various areas have small webs and tiny black bugs or eggs inside.the web is not like catapillars.all the folage seems to be eaten. AnswerHi Lee, Pests Problem

Emeral Arborvitae

QuestionQUESTION: I bought three arborvitae that are approximately 4 ft. high. One has been transplanted into another pot until we can decide where to plant it. The other two were planted within a few fe

hedges disease ?

QuestionWHILE PRUNING i notice powdery mildew on leaves also a thick white substance on main branches that you can wipeoff with your glove hand. what product can I BUY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AnswerJohn: Can

Plum Tree Mould

QuestionHi, our plum tree is covered in fruit but some of the plums have a creamy circular type mould growing on them, which spreads to the surrounding fruit causing them to shrivel up and go black, we have removed

maple tree

Questionwe have several maple trees on our property that have some form of disease the leaves are brown it looks as though someone took a blow torch to them can they be saved the main one on the front property is a

poplars

QuestionI live in Southern Alberta , Canada and my question is.... The leaves on my poplars are turning black and then brown and falling off.Could the Powdery Mildew that has affected my Caragana hedge also be affec

small tan beetles on black locust

QuestionI have a black locust that has started to get leaves that are yellowing and dropping at a rapid rate. I have found leaves with black spots under them and tiny tannish grey beetles that fly. I am

weeping cherry bloosom

QuestionMy weeping cherry bloosom is sick! My husband and I purchased this tree last summer it bloomed beauitfuly this past spring and it was fine all summer. And this past June here in New York we had an entire mon

tree planting

Questionwe live in NJ and we planted 7 2 caliber october glory maples august 19th. the weather happened to be in the 90s and they have direct sun from 11am - 8pm. the leaves on all the trees were green at the time o

ficus leaf spot

QuestionI live in central Florida, have an indoor 4-foot-tall ficus transplanted into a larger pot a few months ago. The room is quite sunny, but the tree is not in direct sunlight, and the tree has been in th

soil mealy bug infestation in a potted lime tree

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Kathy, Im not sure what to do, my son bought a young lime tree this spring. It has flowered and set limes, but he noticed what I believe to be a soil infestation of mealy bugs. Any suggestions a