Extreme Pine Tree Brownness

QuestionQUESTION: I have a very tall pine tree that since I purchased the property 4 years ago has had a bulge in its trunk I took to be normal (never having owned a pine tree before). The tree has not otherwise dra

LEAF SPOTS ON RED JAPANESE MAPLE TREE

Question Red Maple Leaf Spottin I live in Tucson, Az. and have had this Acer palmatum for 15 months. In February I repotted it with 75% Miracle Gro Moisture Control Potting Soil and 25% Cactus Soil. It went from a t

Baby Apple Tree Sapling Turned Fuzzy

QuestionOkay, heres the background: I live on the East Coast where it rains about every week... I had found a sprouting apple seed inside a Gala apple and decided to try and further sprout it, and it worked. Current

brown needles/white pine

QuestionMy pine is about 20 yrs. old. All the branches have brown needles at the very end. What is going on? Can I fix it? This follows two years of drought and a severe ice storm in Southern OH. AnswerIf the needl

Moss or Green stuff on tree trunk

QuestionThere is light green stuff on my tree trunks. The one tree/bush has sap seeping from the leaves. I have seen this before, but this is the worse I have seen it. What is it and what can I put on it

African Lily Disease

QuestionI live in south Florida and have many (what I believe to be)white flowering african lilies(Agapanthus)growing in the ground on the west side of my house. They were planted by the previous owners probably abo

tri color beach tree / disease gull

Questioni have a tri- color beach aprox. 30 years old the last 3 years it has had a strange almost like a seed that falls from it every fall. i was told this was gull. Im not sure, what can be done if anything the t

Brown patches in rosemary

QuestionHello, Ive read your website about the brown, dead patches in rosemary. Our plants are only two years young. The is the second summer that they have had branches die. They always seem to

cotton scale on magnolia tree

QuestionRead your answer regarding controlling aphids on trees, but can you tell us when we should be spraying, how often, and with what? AnswerAphids are small (1/16-1/8 inch long), soft bodied insects commonly c

Mexican key lime tree

QuestionKathy - My tree is three years old, in the ground (we have very sandy soil and live very near the Gulf of Mexico in the Florida panhandle), and gets full sun. About a month ago, these perfectly concentric

Key Lime tree pics

Question on bark - orange circl sorry - forgot to attach AnswerThanks Kim, I have to think this is a fungus and Atomic Grow loves to battle fungus. Make sure you have no mulch, stones or anything under the u

Autunm Blaze Maple

QuestionOne of two maples we planted last year 08 has split bark in 09. The installers put black wrap on initially, but now it extends above and below the wrap. We have called the installer but they have

indoor ficus tree

QuestionMy ficus tree has been loosing leaves lately. On inspection of the plant, I noticed small, white sticky dots at the base of many leaves. Can you identify the problem and offer a treatment? &nbs

Gingo Tree with black developing on leaves

QuestionI have a young gingo tree and some type black fungus is developing on the leaves. Its possibly some type of fungus. What can I do to same the tree? What is the cause? Thanks, Dewey AnswerDewey: If this

Wisconsin Oak Tree (White)

QuestionQUESTION: For the past few years my oak grows leaves which appear normal. Then later in the spring and progressing until fall the leaves begin to turn rusty brown. This discoloration does not include t

weird pattern like holes in a willow tree

Question willow tree my parents bought a willow tree and about a year ago and now it has these funny hole like patterns that are kind of shaped like little retangles???? my mom is afraid it is going to kill the tree

pecan tree bag worms

Questionwe have a big problem with bag worms/web worms using seven spray now a friend used a paste around bottom of tree and cant get any dont know name of it AnswerThe product you are asking about is called Tangle

pineapple guava problem

QuestionI live in central Florida (zone 9b) and have a pineapple guava shrub, about 4 feet tall, planted about 2 months ago, on which the tips of the leaves are turning brown and many of the leaves are dropping. The

Red Japanese maple, mostly shade, in East PA

QuestionQUESTION: This maple about 20-25 years old, mostly shady area about 15 feet tall usually very healthy. It looks like a large screwdriver gouged a straight area (6 to 8 inches) on 2 large branches. The

maple tree bark and leaf white spots

QuestionQUESTION: Hi just moved into a house, a young maple tree has bark peeling off from the base and leaves have white spot . Worried it may be dying .Please advise what can be done to rejuvenate it and cure the