maple tree white spots underleaf

QuestionMy maple tree is apppearing healthy , but has many numerous white spots powdery looking, on all of its underleaf as far up as the eye can see, please tell me is this a disease? hicksville, long island Answe

splitting off in pomegranate

QuestionDear Kathy, I am from Pakistan. The environment here is very suitable for pomegranate cultivation. Unfortunately our pomegranate trees have encountered a problem: When the fruit is near maturity, it splits

Flowering Pear Tree

QuestionWhat would cause the leaves on the tree to turn brown. This is happening all over the tree. The leaves on the branches are half green and half brown. The tree did bloom in the spring. Answ

grapevine goo

Question White goo I have several grape vines in my yard. They were planted 6 years ago and produce good quanities of grapes. Last year and now this year a white liquid thats the consistancy of Elmers Gl

Reply to your email

Question Maple Twig You asked for a photo to be sent to help your diagnosis. Here is my previous email and your answer + a photo of the problem. Thanks, Sheryl Hello! The expert cant answer your question. Y

Anthurium Lave Disease

QuestionI have a healthy anthurium sitting in a saucer with 1/2 water. It is in very indirect light. Recently the roots that cling to the to a special type of water? Right now it is basic ta

Crookneck Squash Question

QuestionThe vast majority of my squash fruit has been very tender and pleasant. I have, however, noticed a few of the fruits being very dark yellow in color and the texture very bumpy. Is this some type of disease o

david phlox

Questionwhen planted leaves were fine. Now lowerleaves yellow and have light speckling. AnswerClaire: Can you send me a closeup photo of the speckling? Review your image on your computer first- to be sure it

Ivy disease

QuestionMy indoor ivy plant is dying. Seems to be dry but watering is not helping. I have noticed a web with small pests inside around the leaves. What is this and can I save it? AnswerHi Amy, yo

brugmansia problem

QuestionI bought 32 brugmansia, angel trumpets, this spring and 8 are showing a curling of the leaves, is it a virus? I live in south georgia and have grown a number of brugmansias for years and have never see

cut leaf golden elder

QuestionQUESTION: I have a cut leaf golden elder that has clusters of black eggs in the branch junctions. These eggs appear to be attracting ants. Can these be a type of Aphid egg? Any ideas of wha

mold

QuestionMy apricot tree trunk has a white (looks like mold) all over it-I found the apricot themselves have black spots on them--can I save my dear tree?? Doc AnswerDr Edie: This mold on the tree trunk may be super

Marshmellow looking elm and maple tree disease?

Question Elms pic I have two different trees that are showing weird signs of some type of disease. The confusing part is it was never viable before and when I returned from vacation (after one week), I noticed these

chanticleer pear tree

QuestionThe chanticleer pear tree on my property was planted approximately 4-5 years ago. It did well the first few years with beautiful white blossoms in the spring and deep green foliage through the summer m

re: Ash Tree

QuestionI have an Ash Tree that is about 8 years old. At the end of last year I found clusters of what looked like cauliflower growing throughout the tree. My husband said that he would treat it but it n

plants in my green house dying

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Dr Stephen Vann, I hope you can help Im having lots of problems this year with plants in my green house dying, all these are being grown in raised beds in the greenhouse, it starts on the lea

Fungus on Japanese Maple

QuestionI have an orange gooey fungus about 2-3 in. from the ground that completely encircles the trunk. The fungus is a band about 2 inches wide. This is a young tree that was planted in April and is about 5 ft. in

scale in burford holly tees and nellie stevens

Questionwhat is the best way to treat scale in my hollies, they are infested with scale, will they recover, they are presently leafing nicely. but a presence of black residue covers the leaves with white lines also

white spots on back of maple tree leaves

Question diseased leaves I live in Suffolk county, long island, new york. I have a gorgeous maple tree (approx 40) in my back yard. It has been a wonderful source of shade for many years. Last week

grapevine disease

QuestionI pruned back my grapevine this spring and some of the vine bled. It has sprouted many new vines and seemed to be doing good, but now the vines have tiny reddish spots and stripes on them, they wilt and even