My aloe vera plant is losing its color

Question Aloe Vera Hi I recently re-potted my aloe vera plant and started letting it get some direct sunlight. However for the first two days i did not water it because I read that you are suppose to let it get use

Bradford pears

QuestionI have about 15 pears lining my driveway (about 6 feet from the ashpalt) - they were installed 2 falls ago. all are doing well but a number of them have localized browning and wilting of the leaves. &n

Black fluid dripping down bark of Chinese Pistache

QuestionWe have a 2-3 year old Chinese Pistache which I just recently noticed has a black looking fluid dripping down its lower trunk. It looked wet, so I touched it and it was. My fingers came away with

my wondering jew houseplant

Questionmy wondering jew has brown spots all over the leaves what should i do? AnswerDebra: Wandering jew can have several things that can cause spots on the leaves. Things to think about doing if it is feas

trees dying from light green gray substance

QuestionI have two apple trees and one has not blossomed at the top of the tree, on the dead branches is a light green/gray substance. It is also starting to grow on the other tree and on to the leafy branches. We a

krauter vesuvius flowering plum and diseases

QuestionWe have a krauter vesuvius flowering plum and it appears to be dying. Leaves have an orange tint and are wilted (as if it was not getting enough water). It doesnt appear to be attacked by ants, a

algae

QuestionOur Florida lake is filled with algae. I wish to know since bacteria causes algae what can algae cause in the surrounding area? AnswerHi Maggie, I checked around and this is what I found Algae control can b

Palm trees in brush fire damage

Question palms from fire I have 3 five foot palm trees that were damaged in a brush fire. The outsides are blackened and the palm frawns brown and gold and dry. I am trying to find out what I should look for if they

Sunset Red Maple problem

QuestionOur sunset maple is approximately 15 years old and we live in Central Ohio. The bark has vertical splitting and large crevices making the bark peel away. In mid-July the leaves began to turn red

Quaken Aspen tree

QuestionI have noticed the last little while that the leaves on all of my quaken aspen trees have a white residue on the leaves. This doesnt wipe off. Could you tell me why. I have two large trees

Flowering Plum Tree Problems

QuestionI planted a flowering plum tree in a flower bed approx. 4 years ago. It has grown to be quite large and beautiful. About 2 months ago the leaves started falling off although they looked healthy. Now the leav

Crepe Myrtle yellow leaves

QuestionI have a two year old Crepe Myrtle and the plant was healthy until about two weeks ago when I noticed the leaves in the center being yellow and falling off, in the last week the condition has worsened and mo

Queen palm scurf?

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Kathy, I have two large Queen Palms in pots. We just transplanted them and fertilized with an 18-6-12 commercial fertilizer. I noticed that there is a white and salmon colored (two types, not mi

Bamboo Mites

QuestionHi Kathy, I have several large clumps of Fish Pole (multi-plex?)Bamboo on the west side of my yard. The bamboo borders a large wooded lot. I noticed a white powdery substance on some of the culms and upon fu

Magnolia Tree Scale

QuestionOur magnolia tree has white patches (looks like pussywillow) on its branches. A few of the branches are dead. I hand picked the pussywillows off the lower branches and it felt like they had a cri

Meyers lemon

QuestionI have a Meyers Lemon tree in a pot. I live in Californias central valley. The tree is doing well, has fruit on it for the first time, but there is some sort of white parasite on it. What might this thing be

Cleveland Pear leaves

Question leaf Hi. We planted 3 6-8 Cleveland Select trees in the spring. We have had a very odd summer...cooler and wetter.... the leaves are turning brown, red, orange, yellow and dropping (there are healthy green

Cherry Tree disease

QuestionHello Dr. Vann, I am a fellow expert (Water Quality, Home Improvement, North Carolina). I have 3 cherry trees that I believe are a weeping variety. About a month ago the leaves started developing

Moths or Spiders

QuestionA friend at work told me she has a very large whitish, cottony nest of some kind in one of her trees. She described it being in the outer most limbs and leaves area of the tree and not near the trunk/f

Gardenia plant problem

Question Milky substance on gar My gardenia plant is outdoors for the summer. I recently notice a milky white substance covering the stems of new growth. Is this a fungus? How do I care for the plant with this. Than