Pin Oak in Backyard

QuestionThis season many of the buds on the lower branches of my oak tree are spliiting off about an inch from the buds. We had an unussual cold spell after a warm spell and the buds were already out when the cold s

Aspidistra turning brown & yellow

QuestionQUESTION: I have a (formerly thick an beautiful) large aspidistra sitting in front of a north window (full length window) beside a heating duct. I have repotted the plant, adding a bit of rich so

Princess Flower Problem

QuestionThree months ago I planted three 3 tall Princess Flower shrubs in my Mission Viejo, CA back yard. Over the past week and a half I have observed that about 50% of the foliage on one of the shrubs is now

Fruitless Mulberry trees

QuestionI have three very large fruitless mulberry trees. I noticed in February that the bark was peeling off one limb of the trees. Yesterday we had a lot of wind and one of the limbs fell. On fur

Indoor Lemon Tree with Brown Leaf Spots

QuestionHello, I sprouted a lemon tree from seed approximately 18 months ago. Its been growing well and has been under a grow light as Im in Winnipeg and we dont get a lot of sun during the winter. The

Sweet Gum Tree

QuestionWe have a Sweet Gum Tree in our front yard that is well over 30 years old. I have just noticed that it now has a white, bubbling liquid seeping from the trunk base; it has never done this before. Over the ye

Drooping leaves on Dracania plant

QuestionMy corn plant has good color and is not losing leaves; yet, the leaves are drooping. The plant is quite large. Do I need to worry? AnswerI assume that the plant has been watered and that is not the ca

Hoya Obscura Care(3)

QuestionHoya QUESTION: Sir, Your advice please. ANSWER: Alfredo: Nothing here also to remind me of a bona fide disease. Suggest close observation for any changes such as marginal browning or yellowi

Forsythia Shrub Galls

QuestionIs there anything you can do to prevent the galls from developing? My mothers forsythia bush is hugh and beautiful. It now has the galls on most of the branches. We would like to try and pr

Apricot tree

QuestionI bought an apricot tree yesterday and did not inspect it properly when I started to plant it this morning I noticed a LOT of the leaves have holes in them and a couple almost look like they have curly leaf

Ginko bark & Pear Tree

QuestionMy Ginko tree had a split in the bark last year that appeared bright red....that has healed over and I just noticed two other splits that seem to be healed over; are these from the cold weather (I am in Fort

diseased hydrangea

QuestionI moved my potted hydrangea and noticed little white worm appearing bugs moving around in the soil left on the patio. There are also brown spots on the leaves. What is wrong and how can I fix it? AnswerAndr

camilla leaf disease

QuestionMy camilla is growing but each year for past several springs a black cover appears on leaves--looks like someone sprayed it. It doesnt seem to hurt the plant but is unsightly. The bush is about 20 years old.

Magnolia Soulangia

QuestionMy tree is 4 years old and has flowered once, the third year there was only one bloom and this year nothing. Its is covered with a yellow crust, can you advise or should I dig it up. Incidentally we li

Zuchinni squash problem

QuestionHave squash plants in bins -were very large and healthy until started to bloom. leaves started to get what looked like burnt edges and now turning yellow like they have been too dry but soil has always been

Dogwood tree

QuestionWe live in Southeast Michigan and this past winter the leaves on our Dogwood tree never fell off. We also noticed last summer the leaves didnt look as green and lush as in the previous years. Is our D

house plant virus?

QuestionHi Jennifer, I bought a hanging english ivy plant a month ago after carefully inspecting it for pests. Four days ago I noticed that the plant looked wrong, so I re-inspected it and found aphids. I promptly

White lumps on grapevine?

QuestionI have recently noticed many pea-sized white lumps on the branch of my grapevine. They appear to be foamy or cotton wool like. They also have a black sort of crust covering part of them. I as wondering if yo

Hydrangeas

Question Hydrangea I have 2 hydrangeas.We live in Ga.. Every year something starts eating on the leaves. I would like to get ahead of whatever is doing it this year and ward it off if possible. Thank you! AnswerHi

pine tree fungus

QuestionI have two Douglas fur pine trees with what appears to be a seasonal fungus. I have noticed that since it has warmed up this April here in Southern California, I get a white furry fungus on the base of the n