Arborviate

Question There seem to be small white fuzzy eggs on an arborvitae in my yard. This tree also seems to be browner and have more dread interior than usual. T

Lemon tree bark being peeled away

QuestionWe live in California. We have a lemon tree on the north side of the house planted in the ground which receives plenty of sun. I dont know the variety of lemon tree. I noticed recently small shavings on the

Whitish coating on Holly Bush leaves

QuestionHi! I live in NC and my Holly bushes have a powdery white looking coating on the leaves. What shoul I do to get rid of this? AnswerRachel: This may be powdery mildew, a very common and mostly c

Kumquat tree: was dying, got it to stop dropping leaves, but how to stimulate growth?

Question Kumquat Hi! Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions! Please find the attached images. I have a Kumquat tree, and the label said Fortunella. I bought it from a flower shop this summer, and

Cleveland Pear Disease/bugs

QuestionHello, I am following up with another question regarding the answer given to a Floridians question about Cleveland Pears and potential fungus. I planted 12 pears approximately two years ago in northwestern I

orange/tangerine plant

QuestionI have an orange (most likely, if it is not a tangerine)plant at home which I grow from a seed when I ate that fruit in the late fall 2006. I changed pots twice as it grows bigger. This year, I noticed that

indoor pine tree

QuestionA few years back I had a problem with a indoor potted pine tree that I ask about. It has a white sticky substance on the branches and needles and is killing the tree. Someone gave me a recipe of

lemons

QuestionI have a beautiful lemon tree (dont know if its the valley or meyers, but it has a thicker skin, we also have the thinner skin lemon tree kinda like an orange, what are the names?), that gave us tons of lemo

Yucca Disease

QuestionYucca leaf QUESTION: We have a Yucca tree that is about 5 years old and has spotted brown patches on some of the leafes,with sticky drops,on the brown patches,that look like honey droplets.Nobody in S

browning at base of Dracaena deremensis rhoersii leaves

QuestionMy d.deremensis rhoersii is 5foot tall with lots of stems and healthy looking and much admired but during the last 6 months its mature leaves mid stem have started to brown at the base next to stem. &n

Hollow Core In Giant South Florida Pecan Tree

Question In our courtyard, a 100+ years old pecan tree and about 100?high was recently trimmed. At about 20?the massive trunk diverges into a Y shaped trunk with the two new massive trunks climbing another 80?with a

pecan

QuestionThe pecans that are falling off my tree this year have mold inside or they are just shriveled. Is my tree sick? Will I have to cut it down? Dallas, Tx AnswerVivian: I suspect that these pecans

Orange Tree Disease

Questionorange tree trunk QUESTION: I live in S. California. About two -three years ago, my established navel orange started to develop a roughened, black trunk. This has continued to progress, wi

Oak Tree Disease in Central NJ

Question Pin Oak I have recently noticed that my 3 year old PIN Oak tree has a Some type of disease on its trunk. The area affected is about 12-18 inches long and is brown/rust in color and has eaten away the bark d

green giant arborvitae diseases

QuestionQUESTION: Also worth mentioning - we live in central NJ and so far have had a couple days of 34 degree overnight temps. I am not sure if that would make a difference. ANSWER: Aret: Just be careful on

greenpeppers

Questionits the beginning of the harvest season, i only harvest once but now my greenpepper plant are dropping off all there flowers and small fruit + the plant are going limp. i have 12 tunnels in South Afric

growth on tree

Question galls I noticed this tree while hiking through a woods of hickory, maple, oak and beech. The tree had a large number of big bumpy growths, maybe 3 to 9 inches across. All Ive been able to find o

saga palm problem

QuestionI have had a sago palm in my front yard for about 10 years. Never had a problem until now. The crown (round middle portion of sago) I have noticed is opening and I can see what looks like orangis

Olive Tree Disease

QuestionThe tops of some branches of my fruitless olive tree have leaves that are dying. I also have two very large liquid amber trees that have the same problem with leaves first turning black. Glassy-w

diseases of the rubber tree

QuestionWhat can be the diseaese causing dieback of rubber trees, and the cure? How can the white root disease be taken care of? AnswerHi Felix, If you are having die back and a root disease, you are fighting a fun