tree spots

QuestionI have an oak that has the brown fuzzy spots all over it...what can I do and is this going to kill my tree. It is about 10-15 ft tall, several years old AnswerHi Cary: Where are these fuzzy spots loca

White bumps on Japanese Maple Bark

Question Japanese Maple bumps I found white bumps on the bark and some limbs of an otherwise healthy Japanese Maple. When I removed them by hand, they were squishy and some left a spot on the bark where they had bee

pecan tree diseases

QuestionWe have 2 paper shell pecan trees which are about 6 yrs. old and Ive noticed the bark peeling away with a sort of brown rust in between. What is this and how do I treat it?dik2e AnswerJames: Can you s

Cypress Trees Turning Yellow-Italian Cypress

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Experts, We live in Northern California. There were 10 cypress trees in a row, in the south side of the backyard, along the wood fence as a screen when we moved into this residence. About 3 y

mimosa wilt

Questioni have a mimosa tree that started losing its leaves limb by limb at the start of this summer, it was oozing a white foam about 6 weeks ago then stopped, it is now oozing a yellowish foam from the trunk

red tips

QuestionQUESTION: several of my red tips had a fungus at the beginning of the spring....I used fungicide on them and the new growth seems to be disease free. However, the lower half of the bushes has lost all

KOREAN DOGWOOD

Question KOREAN DOGWOOD SHORTLY AFTER THE TREE BLOOMS MANY OF THE LEAVES TURN BROWN AT THEIR TIPS. THE BROWN PROGRESSES UP THE LEAF AS THE SUMMER PROGRESSES. THE TREE FLOWERS BUT NOT PROFUSELY. NEW GROWTH DOES NOT T

dying eugineas

QuestionI also have dying eugineas, I tried to trim the dead parts off and the more dried up leaves and dead areas on the bush appear. I live in Fl. and wonder how often should I fertilize them and with what? Answe

treatment help needed for jasmine plant

QuestionI have two potted Indian Jasmine plants in my patio, The whole year they give me the joy of abundant fragrant flowers but lately I noticed discoloration on the leaves and when I looked closely I saw it wa

White fuzzy bugs in lemon tree

QuestionWhat can I use to get rid of a white fuzzy bug that is mostly attached to the underside of the leaves on my outside lemon tree. Some of them are also on the trunk of the tree. They are white and when squis

flowering plum

QuestionI live in Az. and my flowering plum tree has sap seeping from many ares on the trunk. I think something is boring into it but dont know how to stop it. Lost the same kind if tree last year, I was told to pai

Grapefruit Tree Disease

Question IMG_1706.jpg What could be causing the spotting on my grapefruit tree leaves. See attached photo. Thanks so much for your help. Jim Dever AnswerHi Jim, What your tree has is a fungus called

Rose of Sharon

QuestionI have 4 Rose of Sharon and they have done beautifully until this year. The blossoms wouldnt open up completely and the leaves didnt appear to ever fully mature. They basically looked sick all

Robellina palms

QuestionI have 2 robellina palms in the corner of my pool that I planted 3 months ago. One of them is not doing so well...it has white stuff on the branches, and it doesnt seem to be growing like the other one

euwanomus, verigated

Questionwe have white scale what is the best spray to use and how often? AnswerIt is best to treat with a product called Bayer Advanced Tree and Shrub Insect control. It is applies to the soil around the shrub and

chinese pistache disease

QuestionQUESTION: I live in the dallas area. The tree as subject is a male, about 5 years in ground. Yesterday I noticed areas with white residue. I wire brushed the area and underneath the spots was a black sticky

Vanderwof Pine disease?

QuestionI have several Vanderwolf Pine planted 6 months ago average 7-10 tall. All are doing well except one. New growth immediately turns brown with whitish powder type substance (or growth actually comes out

Japanese Plum tree fell over

QuestionI believe this tree is diseased and want to know what to do to safeguard (if possible) the other trees in my yard. The Japanese Plum, about 10-15 feet tall, fell over last night. No roots were pu

Patio Ligustrum - Root Rot

QuestionI have a patio ligustrum that has round brown spots with a yellow border - I suspect root rot. What can I do to treat this? AnswerHi Lorraine, Leaf spot and root rot diseases attack ligustrum. L

crepe myrtle leaves turning brown

QuestionQUESTION: Me and my husband recently planted 2 crepe myrtles that my husband brought home from his construction site. They were doing great then we noticed the leave margins turning brown and crispy and fall