oleander diseased leaves

QuestionI have an oleander hedge which has thinned down from being lovely and thick. It is dropping some of its leaves because the leaves are turning yellow and motley with brown marks. I have searched on the intern

Dead stalks or what appears to look like dead stalks

QuestionI had 2 beautful robbelinis that I left too long in the pots from nusery. One had 4 stalks 2 are still green the other had 3 now 2 still geen. My question, before I plant in the ground do I cut off the stalk

Yukka tree diseases

QuestionHi, Like Brian whose letter I have read, my Yukka tree has suffered from the snow and excessive cold this Winter. All the bunches of leaves have dropped off and now the tree is a bare five sticks standing a

African Violet Help(1)

Questionafrican violet QUESTION: Hi Ms Melissa, My African Violet has been growing reasonably well till last week when I discovered some rapid browning on its leaves. I didnt recall using any fertiliz

African Violet Help(3)

Question african violet Hi, Pse see att. image AnswerDear Alfredo, On this photo you can see that the fungus, while sunken is beginning to get some depth and seems to be developing some fruiting bodies tha

RE: Plant Identification Help

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Ms Melissa, Ive checked the shrubs ID and its called the Baphia nitida or commonly known as Camwood. Thanks for effort to assist anyway:) May I know if you have managed to check o

Strange fungus

Question Fungus Dear Dr. Vann, I hope you are able to identify the thing in the attached photograph. The green moss is fine, it is the disgusting brown blobs that are the problem. It is some sort of fungus (?) that

mini rose/ Kordana Rose

QuestionHello, my husband bought me a pretty little mini rose bush for Valentines day. All the leaf stems are turning a light yellow & falling off the plant plus all the little buds are rapidly going black right beh

Sick pine tree

Question sick pine tree My father has a gnarly little pine in his yard that serves a focal point at the front of his house. He is very worried that it might be dying. The house and tree are

Jasmine help

QuestionIMAGE QUESTION: Ive bought this lovely Jasmine plant, but after moving it indoors due to bad weather conditions and a coming of winter, jasmine started to decline badly. Stems got affected by reddish/

Flying ants living in bradford pear trees

QuestionFlying ants came out of mulch and entered bradford pears. I noticed wood peckers have drilled holes all over. I had orkin pest control come out to identify the ant. They told me they couldnt do a

gloxinia sick?

Question gloxinia picture This gloxinia has been attacked by mealy bugs for more than 2 weeks; problem was only detected last week. I have used quite a lot of white oil once on the leaves and soil last week. Since t

Growth on pecan tree limbs

QuestionI am trying to restore several old pecan tree orchards. I am having trouble with a green mossey growth on these old trees nearly discarded trees. They have a leaf on the mossey fungus looking growth . It wil

problems with potted mandarin tree

QuestionHi. Ive planted 3 citrus trees in large pots and am having a problem with my mandarin tree as its leaves & also new foliage have leaf curl and leaf miner. Could you please tell me what to use to help w

Queen Palm Trunk Discolored

Question Palm I have a well established Queen Palm in ground, full sun in Orlando Florida. I have just noticed a portion of the trunk is starting to turn black. The affected area is approximately eight inches and fo

Hoya Help(1)

Question hoya Hi Ms Melissa, I recently bought 2 exotic Hoyas at an afforadable price from a local nursery and would like to seek your expertise in their care. The flowers of this Hoya emit a scent rem

Dracena Sanderiana

QuestionHello Maam, I have a Dracaena Sanderiana plant which is around 9 months old and I have 5 sticks. But a week ago that 2 of its sticks started turning yellow although the rest of them are absolutely fine. I ch

peach tree scales

QuestionHello, I live in the new jersey. I have 2 peach trees that have been afflicted by scales for quite some time.The damage is on most of the branches including the trunk.It is badly peeling,is it possible to he

camellia disease

QuestionMy camellia, jurys yellow, has developed a sooty black deposit on the upper side of some of the lower leaves and a few buds. Some of it will wipe off leaving me with a black finger and a shiny black leaf. Pl

Camellia Desease

QuestionCamellia leaves turning black thick coating can this be treated AnswerI suspect your camellia has some type of insect problem. Several types of insects (Aphids, Whiteflies, Scales, Leafhoppers) feed o