maple tree problem

QuestionI have 12 Norway maples in the front area of my property. 8 are new this year, and the other 4 are 1-4 years old. One of the older ones is looking strange. It looks like it thinks is is fal

Princess flower yellow leaves

QuestionHi, my princess flower tree has some yellow leaves and hasnt flowered yet (we live in the SF bay area). It is about seven feet tall and receives moderate sun. Could this be due to lack of nutriti

diseased large lily plants

QuestionQUESTION: I have several large blossom lily like plants that always have brown & yellow spots on lower leaves. What to do? ANSWER: Hi there. Not sure what plant you have or where it is but this might help.

strawberries

QuestionVolunteer strawberries are taking over my fescue lawn. Know this is not your area of expertise but hoping you may have ide on how to eradicate them or direct me to a source for the answer. Thanks. AnswerHi

ID fungus/virus and treatment

QuestionHi Kathy, I need help with identifying the fungus/virus of my devils trumpet (datura metel). It is 2 years old and has developed some kind of disease. Loopy trails of discolored green appear on a

Mango Fruit Tree

QuestionWe are attempting to grow a mango fruit tree in Greece. The plant looked very healthy and then suddenly some leaves started drying out, but only half of the leaf while the rest of the same leaf tip remains h

succulent with white spots

QuestionHI David, I have recently discovered a disease that has spread to my succulents. I rescued an unknown succulent that was doing fine until a noticed white flat flaky spots about 1-2mm in diameter tha

lemons rotting on tree

QuestionTHE MEYERS LEMON TREE THAT I PURCHASED AND PLANTED THIS PAST SPRING HAD SEVERAL LEMONS ALREADY ON THE TREE.A FEW FELL OFF AFTER TRANSPLANT.HOWEVER THE ONES THAT REMAIN HAVE BEEN ROTTING ABOUT THE TIME THEY A

Sycamore trees in distress

QuestionOur community has a main boulevard with a 14 center median. Every 30, there is either a Sycamore or a Live Oak, depending on the area. This boulevard and trees have been in place since 2000. &nbs

Maple Leaf lesions

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I am puzzled about a preponderance of tiny (pinhead or pinpoint sized lesion/nodules covering the majority of our Maple trees (plural) leaves - I believe the trees to be Crimson Kings, but w

oak/acorn tree

Questioni have two acres of land 40 miles north of houston tx. and have had tremendous problems with carpenter ants eating the insides of the trees out and dropping the wood at the base of the tree. ive been steadil

What is it?

Question irecently moved into a house in MOrgantown, WV and have found the trees in the yard and neighboring yards to have this light green almost mushroom or barnicle like substance growing on them. The tree in my

sick oak tree

QuestionMy horses have chewed the bark off the bottom of my oak tree including the bark on some of its above ground roots. There are now three or four spots that are oozing black stuff and the bees and ants ar

dead wood on crotons

QuestionQUESTION: HI THERE, ANY IDEAS ON WHAT WOULD CAUSE BRANCHES ON CROTONS TO DIE? ALMOST LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING HAS SUCKED THE JUICE OUT OF BRANCHES AND STEMS. WE LIVE IN KEY WEST, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY

curly willow

QuestionI have several curly willows here in northern California near San Francisco, a medium size one has died from the tips of the branches on down, with dark brown circular areas along the branches. I have

OAK TREE BLACK SPOTS

QuestionI LIVE IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS FLORIDA,I HAVE BLACK SPOTS ON MY OAK TREES THAT RANGE FROM 1/2 to 2 in diameter on the trunks of my trees and I am not sure how i can cure this problem I think this is killing them

OOzing white substance from maple trunk

Question White oozing from mapl In a previous answer you indicated the maple is inflicted with bacterial wetwood or slime flux, and the substance is gooey. My tree has an oozed substance that is immediatly har

Mass coming out of bark

Question Columned I have a mature maple tree and this white, hard, polymer type mass is being extruded. Very hard, and inside is long fibers. Doesnt seem to be wetwood or slime flux. No slime at all to t

sand cherry leaves

Question2 of my newley planted sand cherrys have hole in their leaves and burning around their leaf edges. Additionally the shrubs are droping leaves like crazy. I water. AnswerThe Sandcherrys have similar pr

euonymous shrub disease

QuestionAll of my euonymous shrubs are dying. They have a white substance on the bark of the bushes and the leaves are falling off. What can I do to save the ones that are not too infested? AnswerI beli