scale on crepe myrtles

Question White Scale I noticed this morning that there is a white-looking scale on both of my crepe myrtles. I cant tell if it is infested with scale insects or some kind of other type of scale. Ive loo

Lilac bush disease

QuestionI have a lilac bush that was transplanted about 8 years ago. It has done well, but flowered little. This past fall, some of the leaves would look dry, curl up and then die. The whole branch

Spotting on Pepper Plant Leaves

Question Cayenne Leaf Hi there, I very recently purchased several small cayenne pepper plants (about 6-8 inches tall) and potted them spaced apart in two large, separate pots. I placed them in the warmest par

WILLOW FLEA WEEVIL AND IMPORTED WILLOW LEAF BEETLE

QuestionHi, we have 4 or 5 willow tress and this year they have Willow Leaf Beetles. First time I have noticed them and we have been here since 1988....I read in your answer to a question about them what to us

Diseased Peach Tree

QuestionI live in the Oklahoma area where we tend to have hot and humid summers. My peach tree fruit has developed something like a semi crystalized slime within the fruit. It reminds me of a trail that

bubbly growth on some plant in flower bed

QuestionI have a hardy hibiscus that gets this bubbly growth on it every year, now it is on my four-oclocks and a tree. What can I use to get rid of this? AnswerHi Diana, hibiscus love to get all kinds of bug probl

My kumquat

Question Kumquat tree Attached to this question is a picture of my kumquat plant that is a couple years old. I am curious what is causing the plant抯 leafs to wrinkle like they are? Do you have a clue? T

Leaf disease on Live Oak

Question Live Oak-infected stem Starts on surface of leaves as a small scale-like brown spot with two darker brown holes in the surface of the spot (looks like a face). Spot can also be seen from underside of

White powdery substance on ornamental flowering cheery tree

QuestionI have this white powdery substance that is accumulating on the branches of ornamental cherry trees as well as on fruit bearing peach trees. The result is the loss of foliage and subsequently the branches ha

Hole in pin oak tree

QuestionI live in Sw Missouri, and have a very large, and seemingly healthy pin oak tree on the east side of my house. Recently a hole developed 2-3 feet from the ground about the diameter of a pencil. S

Why is my banana leaf plant shrinking?

QuestionI have two banana leaf trees that are planted in the ground on the west side of my house in Los Angeles, CA. (These are not, as far as I can tell, fruit bearing trees.) They are shaded by a camph

Maple tree appears to be dying

Question Gall disease I live in southeastern Michigan and I have several maple trees in my yard. They are approximately four years old. They all appear to have gall disease however a few seem to be dying

buddha hand fruit tree

Questionhi Kathy: i am growing a small buddha hand fruit about 2 feet, it has been growing new leaves and i saw small baby fruit too. but the baby fruits drop after a while. whats wrong with it? thanks min An

Necterine fruit loss

QuestionLast year our nectarine had the first crop of fruit and it was excellent. This year started out the same, but the fruit started to rot and the seed stayed on the tree after the remainder of the fruit h

lilcacs and peonies

Questionthe leaves on both have a white powdery substance on them what could it be AnswerSounds like powdery mildew. Powdery mildews, as the name implies, often appear as a superficial white or gray powdery growth

wisteria woes

QuestionQUESTION: We had a huge purple lavender wisteria which covered our entire 20 x 20 patio trellis, planted in 1997 and happily grew and grew for over 10 years. Last summer, leaves on this robust plant started

felt scale on crepe myrtle

QuestionQUESTION: I am horrified to see what I do think is azalea felt scale on my beautiful crepe myrtle. I plan to treat it with a systemic insecticide tomorrow. Do I have to use a pump sprayer?

ficus tree care

QuestionIm caring for a ficus tree, which has 1) what appears to be scale on the bark and 2) on the underneath of leaves - a white fuzzy sticky dot. The tree has new growth, but in the areas where there

ARISTOCRAT PEAR TREE

QuestionLast year we had a 20 ft. Aristocrat Pear Tree planted in our yard. It was beautiful with deep green leaves. Living in NJ we had 3 major snow storms but in early spring our tree flowered and then little leav

Weeping Willow Trees

QuestionHi, Ive been looking to buy a weeping willow tree to provide shade in the garden. As I was speaking to a person at a nursery, he explained to me that they arent a good shade tree since they attract bugs and