Norfork Pine

QuestionWe have an office plant about 3 feet tall that is a Norfork Pine. It has changed offices this last year and has healthy new growth on the top but the bottom branches are browning and dropping off. &nbs

oakleaf hollies

QuestionI planted 8 oakleaf hollies this spring in full sun - backyard. They seemed to do fine untill recently. I noticed this week that they have dropped alot of leaves, the leaves were browm but not spotted or any

Palm Tree w/ sticky leaves

QuestionWe have one of many palms indoors and outside and all are fine except one that has very sticky leaves. Its on a sun porch w/ other palms and tropical. We live in St Louis, MO and are from Florida so we

black spots on sunset maple

QuestionI planted an 8 foot sunset maple in July last year and most of the leaves turned red, shrivelled up and fell off by late august. This spring the tree looked great as new leaves came back. But now some are st

Chinese Pistachio Stress

QuestionPistachio Stress QUESTION: We are having a problem with one of two Chinese Pistachio trees in our front yard (south side of house) located in Rockwall Texas. The tree was originally planted in J

weeping cherry

QuestionHi. My weeping cherry is over 20 years old (Central NJ). In the spring there was thick sap on the trunk of the tree. I pruned the branches in the spring. The leaves are now turning greenish-yellow and some o

Tulip Tree w/ White Spots on Branches

QuestionQUESTION: Hello! Thank you in advance for your assistance. I have a Tulip Tree that has white round fuzzy spots all over the branches and trunk of the tree. Leaves look okay except for a st

Peach Tree dying

QuestionMy son bought me a 2 year old patio peach tree for mother抯 day this year and was growing fine and looking healthy until this week. The leaves started to look like the plant was dry but it wasn抰 and tonight i

Indian bean tree brown leaves

QuestionMy indian bean tree has one side of the trees leaves turned completely brown and shriveled up. The other side is normal AnswerDear Lindy, It is hard to know for certain, but I think that you either ha

Brown Turkey fig problem

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Kathy, I have 2 Brown Turkey fig trees each in a container. They both had woolly aphids on them about a week or 2 ago. I was able to kill them with a solution of warm water and dish soap. One

Thuja trees

QuestionHi. I bought 4 Thuja trees about a month ago. I followed the directions and planted them accordingly. Ive watered them every other day on average. I live in the St. louis metro area. Ive noticed that in the

chitapla

Questionhave a black fungus or pest on leaves,looks like little black dots on leaves,giving off a resin type substance,young tree,unaffected areas doing fine,affected areas withered.any ideas to rid this pest

Basil Plant White Spots?

Question Basil Leaf Ive had a basil plant for almost 6 months, and just recently purchased a cilantro plant from our local farmers market. Im not sure if this is related, but after transplanting the cilantro plant,

problems with my honeysuckle trumpet vines

QuestionI have two honeysuckle trumpet vines that I have on trellises on my clothes line poles. They were growing beautifully earlier this summer. Now the leaves are turning yellow, the green one have wh

Blossoming Cherry Tree Problem

QuestionOur fifty year old, huge, blossoming cherry, which blossomed in April/May now has many clumbs of dead leaves just hanging in it, and we noticed yesterday that almost ALL of the green leaves have many holes i

rose of sharon disease

QuestionDr. Steve, My 9 year old rose of sharon tree has blue green moss like areas on the entire trunk and the bark is now spliting at the ground level.I have wrapped the trunk with tree wrap and now the wra

lilacbushes

Questionmy bushes are 20 yrs old I just noticed one has grey scales over the main branches and the other branches are dying. What is it and can it be saved AnswerIf you lilac is heavily infested with scales, it can

AUTUMN BLAZE MAPLE CONCERN

QuestionMY WIFE AND I HAVE PURCHASED ABOUT A 16 FOOT AUTUMN BLAZE MAPLE AT A LOCAL TREE NURSERY TO BE PLANTED IN THE COMING WEEK. THE TREE LOOKS VERY HEALTHY BUT I NOTICED SOME SMALL WHITE MARSHMALLOW LOOKING GROWTH

pistachio trees

QuestionI have mature pistachio trees - about 18 - 20 years old, they appear healthy, good leaves, new limbs sprouted out this year as usual, but recently sap began coming from the limbs, not connected with any type

flowering plum tree

QuestionWe had a rare freeze in West Tx. in mid. Jan.(-6?. Our 35 yr. old flowering plum tree bloomed in April, but now the leaves have fallen off and the ones left on the tree are brittle,dry and pitted. The branch