Need help indentifying dark growth on bark.

Question Bark Hello I just noticed something dark growing on the bark of my tree. I dont know what it is and I am not sure about the type of tree that I have. Im just worried about the tree and want to see if its so

lumpy lemons

QuestionI have a lemon tree that produces ugly little lumpy lemons what could be the reason? AnswerHi Zack Wind scarring Identification tip: Shallow, discolored scars on the rind occur when fruit rub against twigs

unusual looking leaves

QuestionHi, I have one of those bamboo good luck plants about 30 inches high, in my office very near flourescent ceiling lighting. About a month or so ago some leaves began to fade somewhat and become spotty l

brown coffee ground looking stuff on branch

QuestionWe have a tree that produces green leaves and white small flowers, then changes to dark red leaves. It has several brown coffee ground looking things on it. Do you know what it would be and how t

azalea bush

QuestionMy 2 azalea bushes have just completed flowering and Im seeing small (1/4 inch or less) white spongy growths along most of the woody branches. The numbers range from a single growth to a grouping of as

diseased cedar

QuestionI live in Arkansas, we have several cedars in our yard that are about 30 years old. Ive sprayed them for bag worms a few times over the years but thats about it as far as care. This spring was very wet in ou

curling gingko leaves

QuestionMy 5 year old gingko leafed out fine but in the last week all the leaves curled in from the long end towards the stem end like fingers curl into a fist. It has not dropped any leaves and are yellow green.

TREATING/CURING WHITE BIRCH BLIGHT

QuestionOUR WEEPING BIRCH TREE HAS SIGNS OF EARLY BIRCH BLIGHT AnswerSeymour I am so sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. The Blight will definetly take over very quickly depending on how health

orange and lime trees

Questionkathy,last nite I sent a question about my orange tree defoliating and my neighbors key lime tree doing the same even though the branches seem to have good health, ie resiliance at the tips and a healthy gre

live oak

QuestionMy tree has bark that is black about 15ft up the trunk. There are multiple woodpecker holes and ants in the holes and on the bark. The leaves look normal. I checked oak trees nearby and no others have

Tree losing leaves

Question Underside leaves with I have 2 huge trees in my backyard, they are great shade trees. They look great in early spring and but then the leaves have things growing on the underside and the leaves start

Insects in vegetable garden

QuestionThere are very tiny insects that are eating under the leaves of my vegetables plants and basil in the garden - when you touch the leaves these little things jump off - what can I do to get rid of them? Answ

SNOW BALL BUSH

QuestionTHE LEAVES ARE REAL CRINKLED, AND ALMOST LOOK SICK, ANY IDEAS? THE TREE IS IN THE SUN BUT THERE IS A TREE IN FRONT OF IT, BUT NOT ENOUGH SO THAT IT DOES NOT GET SUN. HELP AnswerHi Deb, If the leaves are cri

sick sycamore tree

QuestionWe have several sycamore trees in our yard, at least 20 years old about 30-40 feet high. We just lost one, the only symptom was the upper layer of bark peeling revealing black. We cut the tree do

Dying flowering plum

QuestionQUESTION: Last year my flowering plum tree had spot where the leaves were a paler color than the usual deep purple. This year, the majority of the tree has pale pink to yellow leaves and recently the l

pine tree problems

Questionsome of my pine trees are dying,the biggest thing i notice is the thousand of tiny round holes all over the really sick ones,almost look like woodpecker holes but arent.i live in upstate ny.seems once the tr

orange tree trunk bark loss-leaf loss

QuestionThe tree is at least 15 years old. Has always had good, abundant fruit. Was lightly pruned this early spring before blossoming. Now have small fruit [golf ball size] which some is dropping and leaves are rap

Mature Mock Orange Bush Disease

QuestionThe bush is 50 years old. I cut out all invasive plants within the bush last summer. Now the leaves on some branches have curled and the branches look dead. There are many suckers? growing on the branches ,

Mature Miniature Crab Tree - Leaf Scab

QuestionQUESTION: The tree is 35 years old and I had been treating it for leaf scab with an extremely toxic spray several times before it would bloom. I stopped using it and the tree looses all its leaves by mid Jun

Funky yellow thing...

QuestionI was Cutting some branchs off of a Pole Pine when I notied this yellow branch like thing. At first I thought it might have been the tree growing more brnches but I noticed that they where in a weird shape (