Pittosporum

QuestionWe have a row of 20 pittosporum green pillar variety and live in NSW Australia (were it is Autumn and increasingly getting cold). The plants have been in for two and half years, have grown to over 2 metres a

sunflower disease?

Questionhi, i was wondering if you could tell me whats wrong with my sunflowers....they are planted in the garden in a large glass planter, a bit like a huge fishtank. The inside of the planter is lined to pre

Japanese Red Maple Leaves

QuestionWe recently purchased a Japanese Red Maple that was doing great until I noticed today the tips of all of the leaves are brown. There are also a couple of branches that have also turned from brown. &nb

coppersulfate/coppersulfide

Questionwhat is differance between them? AnswerLee Your putting me to the test man. Copper sulphide is a mixture of compounds of Iron and Copper. Coppersulfate is a natural compund found in its original form. T

sago plam ?

QuestionI have 3 different sago palms 1 is about 10 years old how do you get new sago growth off the older trunk ? it looks like another sago growing off of it, this one is planted in the ground.#2 these 2 segos are

oleander trees

QuestionI hope youre the right person to ask. I live in S. Louisiana and p;anted young oleander trees last year. This year theyve become black on the bark and some leaves. How can I fix this problem or should I ju

Asian Plum Tree

Question sticky drops on asian A mature Asian plum tree in the backyard has recently developed sticky drippings all over the branches which have left sticky debris on nearly all the leaves. Im told its a fungus and

insects on the bark of a lacebark elm

QuestionThere are a number of lacebark elms where I go for walks (in Tallahassee, FL). Just recently I have noticed clumps (usually circular or oval in shape) of tiny grey insects (with some black insects mixe

holly schrubs

QuestionI have three holly scrubs that are now past their third winter. This spring most of the leaves on all of them are reddish brown and look dead. The base of each plant has a few green leaves. Shoul

magnolia tree leaves diseased

Questionplease help my young magnolia tree is sick the leaves have some sort of blight, drying up & falling off the tree produced 2 flowers which bloomed for 1 day only I used a sprayer with alcohol & Dawn liquid s

plum trees are dying

QuestionI live in central alabama, and we have 3 plums trees that have started dying. They flowered and even had fruit on them and we started noticing that the middles part of the trees have started dying. the botto

Bumps on leaves

QuestionI have 3 year old pecan trees. Bumps have appeared on leaves. What are they and how do I treat them. AnswerPecan phylloxera is a small, wasp-like insect that stings the leaves of pecan trees. Inside t

yellow spots on sago plams

QuestionI have 2 sagos about 1 1/2 years old and both or planted in the ground. We live in central Texas. Our plants have developed yellow spots on some of the leaf stems. One plant more than the other.

Grn.Mtn.Sugar Maple tree

QuestionWhy are most of the leaves half the size and curling?shriveling? One branch has almost the right sized leaf. It appeared to be slow in getting the leaves this year as well. There is no evidence in the curled

Asain Pear Tree Bark Problems

QuestionMy asain pear tree has developed a problem where the bark is separating from the tree and coming off, leaving the trunk bare. Under the bark I notice a variety of bugs. Any clue as to what caused

Rose bush

QuestionMy rose bush has white spider-web looking things around the leaves and white cotton-like masses underneath some leaves. What is it? How can I get rid of it? AnswerWith out seeing your Rose bus

my tree is dieing

QuestionJim is on vacation and i do not know who else to ask. my pine tree just started dieing this summer. i just moved here, and i noticed that someone drilled holes 4-5 inches deep 6 inches apart all around its t

leaves with brown tips

Questioni have a fiddle leaf fig that is sparsely growing even though all the other plants are good. the ends,tips, of the leaves are turning brown. i also have a few newly opened leaves with holes. i do not see any

Losing my cherries

QuestionI have a 15 year old self pollinating grafted sweet Duke cherry tree trained against a south facing wall in a narrow border and grassed in front. Despite spraying the tree with tar oil in winter and a propri

My 2 year old weeping willow tree

QuestionHello James; I thought that I had a very healthy willow tree, I noticed the other day that there is white foam coming from the tree, what is going on please? AnswerThis sounds like a natural defense mechani