Maple Tree.Dieback but producing heavy seed

Question04/21/10 Southern Indiana--My neighbor has a sugar maple that has an area towards the crown with very heavy seed on it but no leaves except for the branch tips. I have never seen anything like this; there ar

Aspen Tree Leaf Disease

Question Aspen Leaf Disease We have several Aspens which last year developed a black, dry looking condition on the leaves. It progressed until all the leaves were black and began falling off well before Autumn. We o

burford holly leaf drop

QuestionI have a small holly, I think burford, which is dropping new leaves (new growth this year, in middle tn.), new stems look healthy, putting on 6-8 inch new growth with new leaves. In last week, started

Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium)

QuestionHi I have a mad. palm (~14inches) which seems to hate sunlight. Despite all blogs online where everyone says they should be drowned in sun, I live in PA (~70degrees now) and the new leaves start to cri

Holly Tree Disease

QuestionI have a large holly tree. It has red berries and bloomed this spring, however, it now is dropping leaves and the leaves are yellow. The remaining leaves have a sticky, blackish substance adhering to t

Emerald Green Arborvitae (how to repair damaged trunk)

QuestionJust planted several Emerald Green Arborvitae which I boutht from Lowes in my home state of Arkansas. Planted in my back yard. Found a fairly large cut in trunk of one of the trees and several small patches

Gall disease on one of my maple trees

QuestionI noticed the gall disease on one of my maple trees and read that it will not affect the overall health of the tree, it is about 12 or 13 feet tall, still young and developed the disease last spring. Now I h

Weird growth on Oak trees

QuestionThere are several oak trees on our property and Ive noticed golf ball size fuzzy balls with red spots on a few of the trees. Ive just noticed one ball on each of the trees, low enough that I could cut the of

Spiders/webs hedges

QuestionI have hedges along the front of my house. Every spring it gets covered in spider webs and stays that way all summer.Is there something i can spray, to get rid of these spiders ,that wont harm my hedges? An

Miniature fruit trees

QuestionHi, I have four miniature fruit trees(lemon,lime,orange,tangerine) that I purchased through the mail 3 yrs ago. Last fall when I brought them inside for the winter two of them began sweating a sticky sweet s

ornamental plum tree

Questionmy ornamental plum tree has gone dormant (or dead) for no apparent reason. we are a month past bloomimg seasona and the tree has what looks like buds, but has yet to bloom or bud leaves. no sign

is my tree dead?

QuestionI live in central Alabama. I have 4 dwarf magnolias in the backyard. I noticed that one of them all the leaves are brown on the entire tree. 2 trees look normal and the 4th tree half # of t

peach tree/ fruit problem

QuestionI have some young peach trees and this is the first time that they are baring fruit. The peaches are the size of a quarter and already have little holes in them with a clear sticky substance coming out of th

rug juniper

QuestionI live in Buffalo NY and just noticed that my blue rog junipers have an orange colored gel like blob on them. The blob is about the size on an egg is I would guess that each juniper has 2 or 3 of them.

ornamental lemon tree

Questionabout 4 inches above the soil line on the trunk there is some orange goo oozing out of it, then gets hard and dry AnswerDonna: From your description, I would suspect that this substance is plant in origin,

Willow disease

QuestionGood morning Dr. Vann, My mother has a willow in her front yard that is not blooming this year. She has noticed that there seems to be puss forming on the top branches and the bark of the trunk is begi

appletree

Questionwhat is the black powdery mold on the trunk of my apple tree? Are my other trees in danger from it? The tree is only 3 years old. AnswerHi Janett, Yes, you can hurt or kill your tree if not treated. Y

Forsythia disease

QuestionWe have two forsythia bushes in our landscaping, both of which have curly new growth that doesnt resemble the typical healthy new growth. Can you tell me if this is damage caused by an insect or if its

persimmon tree disease

Questionmy Fuyu Persimmon tree about 10 year old, has been giving great fruits. we live zone 7 ( Norther VA area)  

lilac bushes

QuestionI live in west central Wisconsin. Spring has arrived early this year and I have noticed on several of our lilac bushes that the leaf buds look like they dried out before or just as they started to open