Cedar Trees

QuestionI have cedar trees that line the edge of my property. The gravel in the driveway has turned a rust color, the needles on the cedar trees are also a rust color. Is it possible the cedar trees are causing this

Mulberry tree dead in 3 months

QuestionQUESTION: I have a 15 year old mulberry tree that died in 3 months. It was healthy, well fertilized with cow manure, well watered through irrigation. Now its just DEAD!!! There were no hard

Fire Blight on a Bradford Pear

QuestionWe live in Louisiana and planted a Bradford Pear last spring and this year the leaves looked like someone had set fire to it, we took it to our local nursery and they told us it was fire blight and that the

Oleander catapillars

QuestionWhat is the best way to get rid of oleander caterpillars. I have an infestation of them at least once a year and have been trying to pick them off by hand , but I have 25 oleander bushes and cant get to them

Peach Tree issue

Question Peach tree limb/ leave I have recently planted a peach tree, about a year old. I live in Virginia so we have that dark redish colored clay soil. This spring the peach tree bloomed and the leaves looked beau

camelias

QuestionI have 14 camellia bushes planted October 2008. Three plants have a white powder on both sides of leaves and they are not as healthy as the others. Please advise. AnswerHello I think I can help you. Y

Orange tree in distress.

Question tree Hi Kathy, I am having a hard time locating the right expert for this question. I hope I am not wasting your time. I will cut and paste my previous mailings along with attaching a picture. &

angels trumpet

Questionour plant is 3 yrs old. It has blossomed once. every once in a while it loses all its leaves completely. then new growth appears and it does the same thing again. It gets part sun & is watered frequently. A

Sticky substance on the leaves of my red acer maple tree

QuestionWhat is this disease, and how can I cure it? Answer This may be the result of aphids on your tree. They are known to leave a substance referred to as Honeydew on the lower leaves and on lower pa

lime tree death

QuestionI have a lime tree around 10 years old. All of a sudden several limbs have started to look like it needed water and then they died within 2 weeks. There is still healthy limbs on other parts of the tree.Shou

Chilatpa brown tip on new spring leaves

QuestionI have a 20 high 2nd year pink dawn Chitalpa tree. Right now all the new spring growth has brown burnt baby leaf tips. San Diego. Has been cold , now Santa Ana hot. Leaves just starting to come. Have watered

Fire Blight Chanticleer Pear Tree

QuestionI have four Chanticleer Pear Trees (3 of which have fire blight really bad...blackend whithered leaves). Do I need to continue to cut out the blighted areas...this is really affecting the shape of the tree,

Gardenia plants

QuestionWe have a gardenia plant that we have planted outside. its leaves have a black discoloration on their leaves. What is it a and how do you treat it. AnswerSounds like sooty mold. This fungus gr

Green Giant Arborvitae Insects/Diseases

QuestionI have a row of green giants arborvitaes planted. All are fine except one. This five year old tree has not recovered from the winter browning and several branches seem to be yellowing and many ot

mulberry tree and sickness

QuestionMy mulberry tree is dying. Random tree limbs are dying. First the leaves die and the the limb. The trunk of the tree is okay, but it is turning a whitish-gray. There is an Elm tree lo

Indoor Meyer Lemon Tree

QuestionI have had this potted tree inside/outdoors for three years. This year, before it went outdoors, I noted what appear to be webs on the tree. I cannot find any creatures but something made those w

holly bush fungus

QuestionJim, i have three nice holly bushs none of them have berries on them,Im not sure if their male or female . my problem is on of them has a black discoloration all over the leaves, this one bush is partially u

Robellini froze last winter is their any way i can get it to grow back?

QuestionI had my Robellini for 4 years. Last winter with all the freze we had in Florida, my Robellini kind of died. I cut the trunks all the way down to 4 inches. They are brown and the inside is still moist. I fer

crape myrtle disease or virus?

Question Hey Jim, I have a tree form crape and its about 3 yrs. old. I prune it every year like one should. I fertilize it with triple 16 before it starts to green out. This year its leaves have dots tha

Wilting Autumn Blaze Maple

QuestionI planted an autumn blaze maple in my front yard almost 3 years ago in the middle of a large flower bed. I live in Northern Utah which is a fairly arid climate, but we have lots of maples around.