Arborvitae damage

QuestionDuring the recent snowstorms two large branches of this tree (over 20 feet tall) snapped. There is about a two foot section high in the tree where one of the limbs snapped lengthwise. Further up that limb th

White leaves everywhere!

QuestionHi. I moved into this house last July where my sister and her husband lived. The lawn was in terrible shape the year before so my brother-in-law put down 4 containers of this weed killer before h

Strange Growth on Tree

Question Tree Fungus? Could you please identify this growth that has been appearing on my tree? Thanks, Jess AnswerJess: This does appear as a type of fungus (basidiomycete). These are the gills that we see

sago palm scale

QuestionOur sago was infested with white scale, despite trying to treat the problem last season. My husband cut back all of the fronds last November. Will new fronds come back? Do we need to do something

Leaves falling off yucca tree

QuestionGood evening I live in england and we have recently suffered a terrible winter as a result of this my large yucca tree in my frony garden has now shed all its leaves is there anything i can do to help it rec

Camillia

QuestionTwo camellias in front of my house have white powdery looking aphids underneath the leaves; they bloomed this year but most of the blooms were brown. We had unusual cold weather in Mississippi this winter. T

White Spots on Red Maple

Question Maple My mature maple tree has white spots that just showed up this winter in the Chicago, IL area. They are basically 1-5 inches and only on the lower half of the branches, not the trunk or upper par

Flowering Plum Pest

QuestionLate last summer I realized that my flowering plum was being devoured by some type of caterpillar (i think!) that was about 1/2 inch to an inch long. The plum lost all of its leaves and the caterpillar

angel trumpet plant

QuestionI bought the plant from an individual at a garden sale last September. Looked healthy, large leaves. When I brought it inside for the winter, it dropped all of its leaves. Started regrowing leave

household plants

Questionok ive had this problem with my plants forever but recently i just got spider mites, i finally got rid of them but only to realize that i still have these tiny white bugs smaller then a grain of rice everywh

miniature rose

Question roseleaf I bought my miniature rose during winter and it seemed to die off a little - the leaves dropped off and the remained roses did not open. Towards the end of winter it started really growing and now

6 month old avocado tree turning brown

Question Baby Avocado Tree Hi, I am growing an avocado tree inside in a pot in a partially sunny window in Maine. I started the avocado from a pit and it is doing well at about 6 months old and about 9 inches

Oak Tree dying?

QuestionQUESTION: I have a 7 year old beautiful oak tree in my front yard. The leaves have just turned brown and leathery and it appears to be dying. Is there any way I can treat the treee so it will not die? ANSWE

Ornamental pear treas

QuestionWe have six trees planted in a row. Three of the trees next to each other have very few blooms and are not as full as the other ones. The limbs are darker than the other trees and in the fall the

Dying plant, blue wood bouganvilla died

QuestionQUESTION: After Hurrican Dolly came through the Rio Grande Valley I noticed my large bouganvilla suddenly blooming profusely while the leaves appeared to be dying. Then those branches died, I started t

crabapple disease

Questioncrabapple disease QUESTION: thank you for your response. i have attached a photo of the tree. the galls are all along the trunk of the tree so i am worried. sure hope my tree will su

alovera plant disease

QuestionMy healthy aloe vera plant is showing signs of rot. I brought it into the house for the winter. I first saw small specks of reddish dots on a few leaves. Later I noticed some leaves at the

Red-tip Question

QuestionI have a very large Red-tip that has started foaming (white) at the base of the trunk everytime it rains. I have lived here for 5 years and I have never seen it do this before. I do have a leaf spot problem

growing problem

QuestionWe have a magnolia tree for about three years that have not grow up.we have put termite medicin because someone told us.in case there were carpenter ant. but it didnt work.could you please tell us what we ca

Dwarf yaupon holly

QuestionI live in North Texas and last summer we had an infestation of a caterpillar we call Asps on our dwarf yaupon hollys. She shrubs dropped all their leaves and appeared to be dead. Now that its spring the insi