coco-plum

QuestionHi, I was trimming my coco-plums today and noticed that the leaves have a faded to white look to them on top and little dark brown to black spots on the bottom of the leaves. The bushes are and look really h

white substance on Virginia Pine trunk

Question white foamy hard stuff I believe my tree is a virginia pine. White stuff shown in picture has developed in spots up to about 7 ft high on the trunk. What is it? What should I do to treat i

WEEPING WILLOW FUNGAL CANKER DISEASE

QuestionI HAVE A MATURE YELLOW WEEPING WILLOW WHICH HAS BEEN INFECTED WITH SOME TYPE OF FUNGAL CANKER DISEASE. IT INVOLVES THE CANKERS ON THE BRANCH SYSTEM (I HAVE REMOVED 90 OF THEM)AND ALSO SIGNIFICANT INVAS

maple tree leaf

QuestionOne of my mother -in -laws maple tree (in mn)has slightly raised red bumps on the back side of all the leaves on one maple & the other tree has none. they have an oak tree in between them. what is this & why

Yaupon Bush

QuestionI have a yaupon bush that has two branches and I have cut these to look like balls. One branch is looking great, the other on is turning yellow and loosing its leaves. I live in Texas and this bu

Pittosporum verigated (sp)

QuestionI live in Sydney, Australia and my two pittosporum trees have borer. I have painted rogor around the trunk over a 3 month period but the borer persist. Why is this happening and what can I do to control this

Raised Red Spots on Maple Leaves

QuestionI have a young autumn blaze maple with thousands of raised red spots covering the leaves. They are about 1/16 inch in diameter, cluster at the base of the leaf & seem to follow the veins outward.  

Chanticleer Pear Fungus

QuestionI have 7 Chantilcleer Pear trees that each year blossom beautifully in the spring with lots of new growth, but then in late June develop a fungus of some type that spots the leaves with red blotches. &

white spots on the trunk of 3 large maples

QuestionI three large maples in my yard. One has been slowly loosing its leaves earlier and earlier each year. This year it had barely any leaves and lost them within a month. I then noticed white

Yucca problem

QuestionQUESTION: I have 2 yuccas that I inherited when I moved into my new home 5 years ago. They were both doing really well, lots of flowers & were flourishing. However, recently, they are both losing their leave

droopy yucca

QuestionHi, my name is Helen and I need your help I rescued a yucca plant from my office a few months ago it was that pot bound that there was hardly any soil left in the pot I repotted it in a much larger pot at f

Have found small (less than a 1/4) gray in color

QuestionWe have a 10 year old Bradford Pear tree, and noticed holes in the trees trunk, these holes are less than 1/8 and are about half way around the tree. Today i noticed a cluster of these small gray bugs, and

Philodendron appears to bleed

QuestionOn occasion, I will find drops that almost look like a drop of blood located around my philodendron (approximately 15+ years old). Where they show up (maybe 4 or 5 locations around the pot) look like i

tulip diseases, lilly diseases

QuestionHi. I live on Cape Code, Mass. we had a really cold and rainy summer so far.I understand that a lot of plants problems are related to fungus, like what looks like rust on oriental lilies- l

cherry blossom tree Kanzan

QuestionMy tree was damaged in a recent storm and a branch split off, but inside was some white spleckly goo in the middle where 2 other low branch had been cut off. The tree trimmer says there is nothing I can do b

rosemary web disease

QuestionHello Sir, I have had 4 rosemary plants both planted and potted in various locations in the yard become overcome by what looks to be appears to be webbing and tiny black eggs. Any idea what this

Sunset maple disease

Questionsunset maple QUESTION: 9 year old sunset maple trees at sidewalk in 5 ft wide space between walkway and street. Bark splitting and peeling back. Removal of diseased bark seems to show round symetrical

Wisteria Mature robust flowering 2009

QuestionQUESTION: Our 15 year old Wisteria Vine had a hearty bloom in 2009. On July 21st it seemed fine. On the 22nd all the leaves were severly wilted and falling off. we watered heavily and some lower leaves seem

Weeping willow fungus attack

QuestionI have a weeping willow that has been infected with black canker disease. The tree company that diagnosed the problem is asking for $1100 for a comprehensive treatment. Is there a cheaper treatment that I ca

sap bleeding from yoshino cherry tree

QuestionI just read a great answer about the gummy sap running from the bottom of a cherry tree, which could be peach borer, or something mechanical - I may have whipped it accidentally with my trimmer. But, while