vincas are dying

QuestionThe leaves are wilting and when I pulled them out there was tiny white specks in the soil around the roots. I live in central Florida and there has been a lot of rain, the pots do have good drainage though.

Ionantha Mexican Ball-Tillandsia Air Plant

QuestionI have had this air plant for 4 to 5 years now all of a sudden it is dying on me. Noticed a white film on body of plant. Can you tell me what it might be and how can i save the part of the plant that is stil

Tree Disease

Question Tree Leaf Tree Hello. I have a tree, which I believe is some sort of ash, that has recently developed some strange brown spots on almost all of its leaves. The tree is somewhere aro

Tree Problem

Question Tree Leaf Tree Hello. I have a tree, which I believe is some sort of ash, that has recently developed some strange brown spots on almost all of its leaves. The tree is somewhere aro

Date palm leaf black spots

Question black spots and blight Brown and yellow scale Hi, I have few date palms which are of year old, grown in pots. the leaves of the palms have split in to that of a normal palm tree leaves.No

grapvine diseased?

Question Common Grapevine Hello Melissa, Re the attached photo, Ive had my Common Grapevine for three years, without problems. This spring, I re-potted it (in peat, and into a 25 gallon tub) and moved it to

Pomegranate plant disease

Question Leaves Branches Hi Melissa, I have a problem here. A few months ago, Ive been given by my relative a pomegranate plant, about 3-4 years old. My relative wasnt any expert in growing plants, ot

mums with red veins on leaves and dying

QuestionHi there, I have many mums that I have had for years, and never had any issues. But this year our mums leaves are having red veins and they are dying. I make sure they are watered properly and taken care o

Chinese Pistache Tree with Dying Leaves

QuestionDr. Vann, At the end of this text are a links to a few photos of the foliage from my Chinese Pistache tree. The problem is at the ends of the branches, especially at the top of the canopy. As y

help me

Questiondear sir/madam I love farming, i planting the wheat in my garden now ,it think that is over irrigated becouse,it appear a pickish colour.Have a nice day. AnswerDear Nobantu, I have not grown much whe

trunk damage with white barnicles

QuestionQUESTION: I have a 10 year old maple tree probably 18 to 20 tall and Ive noticed the on one side the bark is cracking in places and completely gone in other. I just noticed there are these white barnicle loo

Butterfly Bush Problem

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, Dr. Vann. Thanks again for answering my question. I have two Black Knight Butterfly Bushes. They are planted on the south-west corner of my house where they receive morning

Re: Chinese Pistache Tree Problem

QuestionHi Dr. Vann, I need to ask you a follow-up question to the question I asked you a few days ago at this link, http://en.allexperts.com/q/Plant-Diseases-715/2013/9/chinese-pistache-tree-dying. I notice

pothos diesase

Questionmy plant that I have had for over a year has little white spots on the leaves and stem. I have been whipping them off while watering them. AnswerDear Agnes, The little white spots on your pothos ivy a

fruitless mulberry tree dying

QuestionI have 5 fruitless Mulberry trees (23 years old) and one is dying on just one side of the tree. The other side of the tree is just fine. The other four trees are just fine too. I live in th

Brazilian Red Cloak Fungus?

Question BRC 1 BRC2 Dr. Vann, I have some new Brazilian Red Cloaks, on one of them is dropping low lying branches. The branches on all of them are pretty tender, and easily snapped off (I though

Burned olive tree orchard

QuestionHi Dr Vann, Just learned that my olive tree orchard ( 500 trees) caught fire today. Most damage about 50 inches above ground, as I am told. Did not see it yet. I live in the mediterranean region

yucca tree

QuestionI bought a yucca tree from wal-mart a couple.months ago ad Im having wharf time figuring out it Im over watering not watering enough or if it has a disease. Leaves are drooping turning brown curling and the

Japaneese Maple

Question Patches Leaves My Japanese Maple tree is dying. The tree has some kind of bark disease with black patches and bark separating from the xylem. The leaves also just wither and die, with a scorche

skip laurels

Questionhow best way to prune-plant seems not to grow in the center but sprews out from middle to base of plant AnswerDear Leonard, Skip laurels and cherry laurels are basically the same thing, so I am very f