sweet chestnut

QuestionI am trying to find out why a mature sweet chestnut has developed reduced leaf growth over the last two summers, the tree does not have dead wood or any obvious signs of pests or disease but the leaves are d

Hibiscus bush

Question Hibiscus bush Some kind of plant has started growing on one of our hibiscus bushes. It had wrapped all around the bush. I took most of it off. What is this and how do I prevent it growing

spikey week growing out of my Meyer lemon stree

QuestionHi I have a similar problem with my lemon tree dropping its flower and growing almost no fruit. But a new problem developed this summer. It appears that some sort of weed is growing out of the tree like bra

Gooseberry and Redcurrent bushes

QuestionHello Melissa, I live in the south of England so we have a pleasant climate throughout spring, summer and autumn although cold winters. I have a gooseberry plant next to a redcurrent bush which were planted

money tree

QuestionI have a money tree which has some issues. The bark is coming off and blotchy near the base and up about 5 inches. Also little gnats on it even thought I have sprayed several times with Seven. AnswerHi Nick

Dying plum tree

QuestionI have a three year old plum tree. Dont remember what kind. Last spring produced little plum fruit absolutely delicious. This year the plum tree had hundreds of blossoms in early spring. Around May I noticed

Plum Tree Dying

Question TREE I have a established Italian plum tree. It got aphids earlier this spring. I used the Dawn dish soap method to wash the leaves. Then I released lady bugs to help in the fight. T

Gardenias

QuestionThe developing flower buds fall off the gardenia plant before flowering. AnswerRuben: These symptoms do not sound like a bona-fide contagious disease. One possibility is the presence of tiny flying i

hydrangea tree

Questionhydrangea tree QUESTION: Until about 2 weeks ago, all 3 of my hydrangea trees were doing well and are now flowering. All of them, but one in particular has started to drop yellow leaves from the

Clivia

QuestionHi Ms Melissa, Have you grown Clivias? Im thinking of growing it at home as it is rather shade-tolerant and has nice foliage. However, I read that Clivias need chill conditions to produce bloom

Squash

QuestionQUESTION: I planted summer squash and butternut squash this year. Other than growing slowly, as compared with other gardeners, there have been no problems until recently. Im not sure which squash the problem

Phallus rubicundus aka Stinkhorn fungi

QuestionHello and thank-you These things creep me out.....I have them in my flower bed along side my impatiens, rose bushes and begonias....how can I kill them forever!! and not kill my plantings....I have not yet

black knot disease on plum tree

QuestionHi I have these knots all over the branches on my plum tree at this time he tree is full of fruit so I havent cut the branches off can I eat the fruit on the tree and when should I cut the branches off to tr

Lilac bush disease?

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Colorado and have had the basic lilac bushes in my back yard now for 10 years. But one of them in the corner of the back yard now is having a problem. The leaves are curling u

Coral Bark Maple Disease

Question Coral Bark Trunk Hi Ive got a Coral Bark maple with a black, sapping spot on the truck at the base and one side of the trees leaves are turning modeled or pink. See photos. What is this and what

fruitless mulberry

QuestionWe bought a house in the desert a year ago and recently moved in full time a few months ago. It has a mature fruitless mulberry with amazing shade but the tree has ceased to grow. There are no ne

Curly Sago Fronds

QuestionI have a very Healthy Sago Palm that has VERY curly fronds. This is the 3rd time they have come in like that. Do you think its some sort of mutation like a Crest on a cactus? I have many sagos an

chinese pistache in trouble!

QuestionOur chinese pistache is about 5 years old and suddenly the bark is falling off the trunk and I notice large (half-dollar size) white spots on many of the limbs. We are in Texas, suffering over 23 days

calamonden problems

QuestionLast August I bought 4 calamonden trees. They grew well as indoor plants for quite a while. In February, one of the trees lost all of its leaves and just died. This spring, another tree did the s

Japenese Maple : bark Peeling

QuestionHi We moved into this house last year so I am not sure how old the Japanese maple tree is. We saw some green moss like thing developing last year and now the bark is peeling of every where. Images https: