hickory tree pests, PA

QuestionI have a large hickory tree in my yard that has small green balls on the leaves on the lower portion of the tree. Inside them are whitish/orange worms or small winged insects. What are these things and shoul

tree fungus?

QuestionQUESTION: I have a tree in my backyard, and recently I have noticed a sort of yellow looking substance coming out of one of the roots on the ground.. It smells sweet and has gnats and other bugs swarming it.

gingko tree

QuestionOur home is 8 years old and had a 4 foot gingko tree in the front yard when we moved in. This year we have had a very wet spring in Tennessee. The leaves on the gingko tree are curled. It l

Plum tree diseases

QuestionQUESTION: My plum tree is sick, the leaves are ghost leaves, not green. What is this and how to treat it? ANSWER: If this is a whitish-grey dust that you can smudge off, this is most likely a mildew i

Snowball tree

QuestionMy snowball tree was covered with snowballs but now the leaves have gone brown and lacy looking. This happened last year but the tree came again this year. I dont know quite what to do. Would appreciate your

Oak Tree is weeping

QuestionI live in Ellis County, Texas (North Central Texas). I moved here in November and this spring I notice a large oak tree in my backyard is weeping. There is a hole in the trunk and there is fluid

peach tree disease

QuestionI am having a problem with my peach tree. It has clear gummy material on the fruit. When you grab and squeeze it, it turns green and is hard to wash off your hands. Do you know what this is and how to get ri

BIRCH TREE DEAD?

QuestionIN OUR FRONT YARD WE HAVE A 20-25 YEAR OLD PAPER BIRCH. LAST YEAR I NOTICED IT LOOKED A LITTLE SPARCE-SMALLER LEAVES AND 1-2 BRANCHES THAT HAD DIED. THIS YEAR THERE ARE NO LEAVES AND I DO NOT REMEMBER SEE

Bug? Disease? or normal?

Question Picture 1 Hi, And thank you in advance for your answer. Your time and expertise is truly appreciated. I have a stand of trees in my backyard, Im not sure what type they are and Ive notice a growth of someth

Blue Princess Holly Disease

QuestionQUESTION: My holly bushes have developed a leaf spot, white in the middle and border by a black ring. Over time the leafs turn brown and drop off. The center of my bushes are almost bare from the leaves fall

spidery webs in bartlet pear

Questionwe came back from vacation to see miscelaneous dead leaves on my bartlett pear, I pulled one down and it had small webs. What do I spray with. This poor tree made it thruogh Katrina, so I dont want to lose i

white spots on zucchini leaves

QuestionI noticed tonight that there are a lot of white spots on the zucchini leaves. I dont see any bugs, and there are no holes in the leaves. We have quite a bit of rain in the last few days, with som

Azalea leaf discolouring

QuestionHi, I have two Azaleas that I was given as a gift, one of them is having a few problems, the leaves on the plant are starting to turn a purple colour, or has purple spots on the upper leaves. If this was a r

kilpatrick willow disease

Questionmy 2 year old kilpatrick willow has an orangy powder on some leaves,they crinkle up and die.This is a memorial tree and means alot to us, please give me advice on how to save our tree.I have lots of fruit an

Vine Maple disease or fungus?

QuestionI have two vine maple trees that have yellowish brown spots spreading all over the leaves. Im not sure how old they are but theyre only about 6 tall. They also have what looks like some kind of moss growing

Leaf disease(?) on my tree

Question Growth on Birch Tree L Dear Jim, I essentially live in the woods in the Pocono Mountains of NE PA. Attached is a picture of the leaves of (what I think is a small birch tree) in my yard. There are several s

granny smith apple tree sick

QuestionHi. I have a gs apple tree maybe 4 years old. Is covered in apples but within the last 2 weeks, the leaves have started to curl and dry along with the apples basically withering. Today,1/2 of the trees leave

mock orange

Question mock orange There are clusters of tiny black specks on the leaves and stems of my mock orange and the leaves are curling. What are they and how can I rid the shrub of them? Thank you for any advice you can

Ligustrum dying

QuestionOur 20 year old ligustrum is dying. It has 6 to 8 vertical cracks on the bark of the trunk and the larger limbs. They are narrow cracks that keep that appear to go through the bark into the trunk

Aloe again

QuestionHi Kathy, since my last question my brown-spotted aloe has been doing relatively better (I folowed your advice and stopped watering it until a few days ago - and then very little - the soild feels very dry n