big problem with my money tree

QuestionQUESTION: Hi kathy, i bought my money tree last spring, its good 4 ft + money tree. it was not looking very good after few days and i changed its place (which it really l

bark peeling off in long sheets

QuestionQUESTION: I have a yellow Lady Banks climbing rose bush that is about eight years old. It stands about eight feet tall with support from a heavy duty trellis. The trellis is not tight nor is the bush tied to

banana plant

QuestionI have a bananaplant in my front bedroom where it gets lots of lighti live in canada the plant has 4 leaves but the edges are getting brown and it start to get little white dots on the leaves i water t

Citrus disease

QuestionThe backs of the leaves of my blood orange tree are covered with many hard black dot-like insects or fungi which have made the leaves in front dark and twisted. We have had many heavy rains recen

Rust on orange tree leaves

QuestionI have a 1 year old Valencia Orange tree. In early January, I fertilized it with nitrogen and some citrus fertilizer A big mistake! The leaves turned yellowish but are getting more green in

BARK PEELING FROM MYORANGE TREE

QuestionQUESTION: JUST IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS MY ORANGE TREES BARK IS BEGINNING TO PEEL AWAY. UNDER THE BARK IS A BLACK-LIKE FUNGUS. THERE DOESNT SEEM TO BE ANY INSECTS AND THE FRUIT WAS AND IS GOOD. &nbs

camelia tree/bush

Questionits spring here in vancouver and my camelia tree, which i planted last summer, is now beginning to bud. but unfortunately the buds are falling off the tree b4 they have a chance to open. why is this happenin

meyer lemon trees

QuestionI have 2 Meyer Lemon trees that are quickly losing lots of their leaves, I beleive its because of the coldweather we had during a cold snap. I wasnt able to protect them but the trees where in a shed. Can I

Angel Trumpet leaf rust

QuestionMy angel trumpet plant has a rust like substance on the leaves; I have tried washing them but it keeps coming back. What can I do to get rid of it before it kills all of the leaves? Thank you. A

Fox Tail Palm suffering

QuestionI have three fox tail palm trees that were hit badly by frost and cold weather for a week here in central Florida. They are about 18 ft tall, planted in sun. After the frost all the fronds are de

Cat Palm

Question Cat Palm in Distress So I dont know much about plants at all. I lucked out a couple of years ago when I bought a spider plant. Little did I know that I picked the perfect plant for me. LOL  

sap from hole in maple tree

QuestionHI Doctor, I have an eighty year old red maple tree in my back yard. I have been taking care of it since I moved here 13 years ago but it has been neglected in the past. I had to do pruning because it

camellia disease ??

QuestionI purchased a Mine-No-Yuki Camellia last spring. For 2009, my area (Zone 7B, central Arkansas) had over 30+ inches of rain above normal. My plant has irregular brown & black spots with grayish centers on the

Italian Cypress Dying Inside

QuestionHello, I have 12 Italian Cypress Tress lining my house and their insides are all brown and dying with a lot of needle build up. Some branches are drooping out and they do not look good. I have inherited the

Grape growing damaged leaves

Question Grape 1 Hi, I wonder if youd be able to help me with my Ornamental Grape? It seems to be growing torn and damaged leaves and I wonder if something is eating it. I cant find any bugs however. Though once I

Tree with holes in the trunk

QuestionI have just noticed on a relatively small tree (small in contrast to my large maple right next to it.) It was here when I bought the house eight years ago and it has red berries about 1/2. It the sprin

Foxtail and Silver Bismark Palms

Question Palm 1 I have 2 mature Fox tails that were planted about 6 months ago at my home in Palm Bay Florida. We have had a couple days where the temp dropped below freezing for an hour or two. before the freeze th

Hickory tree diseases

QuestionHello from upstate new york. My father has a farm with several woodlots on it. In one of the woodlots there is a large population of hickory trees. Every year more and more of them grow the

orchid plant

Questioni purchased a beautiful small white phaelanopsis (spelling) plant a couple of weeks ago with lots of flowers and buds (three spikes). now i see that some of the end buds are turning yellow. why? i have seen

Plant leaves Brown

QuestionI have a collection of different plants, and it all started when I bought a poinsettia for Christmas, and then, its leaves went brown before it can finish growing! It died, and then my rosemary has the same