diseases of emerald arborvitae

QuestionI live in NE PA and had several Emerald Arborvitae planted last Aug. I watered them thru Sept. and then stopped for the winter. I did not fertilize at that time. They now have brown patches. &nbs

problem with young Lacy Bark Elm

Question Lacy Bark Elm Our young Lacy Bark Elm has been growing wonderfully, in the last few days however the whole top appears to have died. Leaves on lower branches are still green. It is a new tree we put in. We

sick house plant

QuestionHI, I have a braided money tree, and a while ago I noticed yellow mushrooms growing out of the soil. I repotted it, but now around the base of the trunk some white mould-looking stuff has started growing,

Oleander plant leaves

QuestionHi Kathy, Ive had an Oleander plant for 3 years now. Last year I was fighting spider mites, this year, so far so good I thought until I put the tree outside in the pot, and the leaves are curling and

pine worms

Questioni have a blue spruce and christmas tree type of pine in my yard. both approx 18-20 high. a tree and shrub sprayer stopped to tell me i had pine worms and he would spray both trees for $50.00. &

Pin Oak Tree with bubble on stem

QuestionI live in GA and have a Pin oak that has swollen bubbles all over the stems. The bubbles break off easy and appear to have sawdust in side. I do not see holes in the stem but some times see a Lit

sticky sap substance

QuestionQUESTION: My 2 dwarf scheffleras have a shiny, sticky, sap-like substance on 75% of their leaves. I have put my plants outside (in Michigan) during late spring and summer. End of last summer I tr

Bugs on crepe myrtles

QuestionI have these moth like bugs on the bark of my crepe myrtles. I live in Baton Rouge. How do I treat my Natchez crepe myrtles? Thanks! AnswerKaren These insects have decided to reproduce on your

Oleander Disease

QuestionMy 3-year-old oleanders have started developing yellow leaves in rather large amounts. I live in the Panhandle of Florida and have not seen any other plants with this problem in the area, including one

black lumps on newly planted aspens

QuestionI planted 16 Aspens last fall rangeing height of 10-15 feet tall. All have leaved out but 3. These 3 have lumps on the branches about the size of golf balls (3 per tree). What can I do to save them? And what

Acid orange pest

Question Poor Leaf Hi Kathy. Would you please identify this pest and how to deal with it? I have a kalamansi(acid orange) tree here in Florida and it seems to be infested. The leaves have a gooey w

holly bush problem

QuestionChad, I have three female holly bushes in front of my window and a male on the side of the house on the corner. My problem is with the three female bushes, the male is

Cyclamen

QuestionI have a cyclamen that is 3 years old and has been doing very well. Lately, Ive noticed little black bugs and the leaves have developed a sticky substance on them. I have washed the plant with soapy water bu

Fig Question

QuestionI live in NW Georgia and have a small fig tree appx. 3 years, 4 feet high and wide. This year it has little white spindle looking sticks(up to 1 inch) protruding from the branches. They are moder

Branches on one Arborviate are dying

QuestionI planted 5 Arborvitae in a row, 3 years ago. I have noticed that the one in the middle has had a lot of dead branches on one area and there is a lot of dead leafs inside by the trunk. I have also noti

mock orange tree

Questionevery year just before the tree blooms I get little black bugs on the tree and it never blooms, the leaves turn under adn it is all black under the leave AnswerEllen You need to raise the sucrose levels (

sago palm disease

QuestionHi! I have a Sago Palm that has been in our yard for at least 13 years. In the last couple of weeks it has been losing its fronds (green and healthy) on one side of the palm only. When I took a closer

Disease in my apple tree

QuestionI have an apple tree in my backyard (I think its a golden delicious) its mature and it has this white/grey fuzzy masses of reddish brown bugs. Are they aphids or something else and what can I do to get rid

mangoo trees

Questioni just dont get it i live i florida with a mangoo tree in a little suburb when we planted the tree aboout 15-20 years ago it was doing fine the now the mangoos arent ripe at the end of the season they just s

miniature snowball tree

Questioni cut back my snowball tree in the fall and has been doing excellent over the past few weeks BUT the leases appear to be browning and eaten what can i do? it is early spring here. also have a gre