wasps and lilacs

QuestionWe have a well established lilac that has attracted very large wasps, after it finished blooming. They started coming around the plant 1 month ago. They are very large, approx 1 1/2 long. what

Webs on Bushes

QuestionDavid - During the month of August/September each year, I get what look like small cobwebs all over the bushes and trees in my front yard. My neighbors do not have them and if I get rid of them (by using a

Black tree mold

QuestionWe have two trees that have the black leaf fungus all over them. These trees are very large and there is no way we could reach to spray them. Is there a chemical we could introduce systemically

non fruit mulberry tree

Questionplanted tree last year . this year leaves came out deformed not full, edges curled up. later in the season normal leaves have appeared. tree trunk is showing areas that are split open at the bottom and in th

sticky fan palm

QuestionI have a fan palm in a pot and its several years old. Jus recently it has sticky good on all of the leaves and trunk. What can I do to get rid of it? Kim AnswerThe plant has an insect infestatio

Tulip tree, yellow leaves

QuestionWe have had a tulip tree for about 20 years, which has never bloomed. Every year in late June or early July the leaves start to yellow and develop black spots, many then will fall off. This year a tree

Sweet Gum Ball Trees

QuestionQUESTION: Tree suddenly stated getting braches where the leaves just die but the branch is okay. What could be causing this. ANSWER: Hi there. Sorry but I dont understand the question. Could you check

Hibiscus infestation

QuestionA week ago I noticed my 3 hibiscus with a white cotton like strands hanging off the underside of the leaves. On closer inspection there seem to be small bugs living and making these strands. Id appreci

Sick Weeping Cherry Tree

Question Sick Weeping Cherry I planted a Weeping Cherry tree this summer. The tree is now oozing sap and has sprouted next to the base of tree. The lower part of the tree trunk looks as thought it has be

pecan tree disease

QuestionI have a pecan tree that was here when I build on this lot two years ago. The tree was overgrown with vines and was evidently being strangled and starved by the undergrowth. Since then, the tree

yellow leaves on lilac

QuestionI have several, mostly fairly old, I think, lilacs. One of these older ones this summer developed a leaf pattern that appears to be exhibited on all of the leaves: The individual leaves have become mostly ye

Tiny White bush fungus

QuestionI live in Toronto Ont. Weve had a record amount of rain this summer. I have a green leave bush in my front yard that has been infected with a White fungis looking disease. The affected area is growing (on bo

king sago white spots

QuestionI am new to king sagos and am seeing my plant covered in white spots under the foliage, it looks like it was painted. Is this scale or bugs?Do i need to treat it?Otherwise it looks very healthy AnswerHi the

oleander bushes

QuestionI live in the Tampa bay area and my oleander tree has yellow leaves and is dropping them. I have fertilized it and sprayed it to no avail. Do you know what is wrong with it? AnswerHi Jeann

very mature maple looks like its dying

QuestionHello! I read your recent reply to someone regarding a similar problem, however, my tree is about 3 stories and looks horrible. The top leaves are turning brown while the bottom leaves still have life.

autmumn blaze maple problem

QuestionWe have a 12 year old autumn blaze maple (Lafayette, IN 47905). We have noticed similar trees in our neighborhood (older than ours) and throughout the county) in similar condition. Small number o

American Bitersweet Diseases

QuestionMy bittersweet has scale - I think. I live in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia (New Market). I believe it may be Euonymus Scale. They look like tiny, white grains of rice. They have covered the branches and

photos for Magnolia Leaf white speckles

QuestionLeaf QUESTION: photos for earlier email ANSWER: Hi there. Looks like some kind of cottony scale. A group of soft scales that lays its eggs under a covering of white cotton-like material. Thes

banana & grapefruit plants

QuestionHello Kathy, I need to know about the different variations of banana plants. We have quite alot of these plants in our backyard but, have been told not to eat ours? Why? And we also have a rather large grape

hibiscus is sick

Question hibiscus problem Hi, I have a hibiscus that has been in a pot for almost a year. About 4 months ago it started putting off a sap like substance on everything around it. It has dark brown or black bumps on t