Fuzzy White Stuff

QuestionIm taking care of a plant for a co-worker, and it has this weird looking parasite that looks white and puffy, like tiny white hairballs that attach to the underside of leaves and to the joints where the leav

#3 whats wrong with my pineapple guava?

Questionpineapple guava QUESTION: Hello: I live in Pinole, Ca (about 20 miles from San francisco). i purchased a pineapple guava (about 2 fts) from a nursery on march, it was been doing well and growin

sunburst locust dying

QuestionI originally emailed Kathy Crawley but am told she is unavailable. I have a mature sunburst locust that is dying. It has many dead branches and a few leaflets on a few branches scattered in the t

mulberry tree fungus ?

QuestionI live in east central Pa , have several medium size 25 high mulberry trees (red) . the last few years they have gradually had what appears to be a white substance that covers the the majority of the small b

pin oak question

Question Oak tree spikey thing Hi doc! I live in Central Illinois and have a big healthy oak tree in my front yard. Within the past six months to year I have begun to notice these bark colored balls form

Black leaves on Chanticleer Pear

QuestionJust had a chanticleer pear tree planted. There were several branches with black leaves. Over the week more leaves have turned black and clammy. The tree is in Colorado, and it is June so the leaves ha

Holes on pothos leaves

Question Pothos Dear Kathy, I have purchased a pothos plant from a street fair a week ago and today I have discovered holes on some of its leaves (please view the attached picture). I have examined the plant and w

rosemary plant disease

QuestionI have four established rosemary plants. This year they have a spider web type substance. Looks like the branches are dying. Thanks. AnswerHi Anne, I had a problem with growing rosem

disease on weeping pussy willow

QuestionI had a lot of dead brown branches which i began cutting off today and while doing do I noticed very small holes with saw dust. Is this something I can spray and control or is my tree done for!! AnswerHi sa

Tri color Beech Tree

QuestionWe moved into our new home in April. The Tri color beech tree appeared to be doing well in early spring and it just stopped growing. Leaves started but stopped. I discovered a major ant hil

potted evergreen tree

QuestionI have a potted evergreen that I have had on my patio for years. It started turning brown on one side and the needles started falling off. I think it became to small for the pot so I have repotte

read maple leaves brown and falling off

QuestionQUESTION: A red maple 15+ ft tall was green when I left Jacksonville, FL for 10 day holiday this June. When I returned the leaves were brown and falling off. What would make a tree turn brown and leave

White spots on underside of maple leves

QuestionDoes the tree have to be taken down if you have white cotton spots on the underside of the leaves? AnswerThese sound like insect galls and are really not a major treat to the health of the tree. There is no

Crape Mertle (Purple Dwarfs)

QuestionI recently purchase 3 dwarf crape myrtles. They were doing great for about 3 weeks. Now their leaves are turning red and yellow. They are droopy and all the flowers look as though they have

Rhododendron fungus

QuestionQUESTION: There are a white lumps with brown tips at one end that look like fungus about 1cm long on the back of the leaves and on the stalks of my Rhododendron although the plant seems to be healthy and has

Schefflera plant disease

QuestionI have had my schefflera plant for at least 25 years. It has developed some type of fungus or something on it, that looks like white cottage cheese has been splattered on both sides of the leaves. &nbs

Maple tree and a red fungus

QuestionThere is a red fungus looking material on the underside of the leaves on my sugar maple trees. It seems to be contained at this point to the lower branches. Some of the leaves have holes in them

Pecan Wood Borer?

QuestionI have well established Pecan trees in my front yard in central Missouri. There have appeared a series of holes about 1/2-1 apart in a series of lines going left to right around the trunk and appear to reach

Black knot disease

QuestionI have a plumb tree that bloomed beautifully this year and is hanging loaded with plumbs. I dont know how I didnt notice until now but the tree is what I found from this web site just covered with black knot

Diseased lemon fruit

QuestionI live in Rancho Cucaminga which is in the Inland Empire of So Calif. I have a mature lemon tree, variety unknown, possibly Meyer. When sliced open, the fruit is greenish-yellow. The tree was mature wh