pod-like balls on wild rose bush

QuestionHello! I was trimming my wild rose back when i found on the underside of the leaves these pod-like gourds 1/2 cm -11/2cm big. The leaves were infested! They looked like a plant species..like tiny gourds..we

Bradford pear possible wood borers

QuestionBradford Pear approx 9 years old. leaves are dying and falling off. Sawdust build-up around bases of tree and tracks of sawdust from base to approx 3 high. Treated with Neem oil, 98 degrees may be some of dy

Camellia - leaves half brown

QuestionThe leaves on my camellia are half brown, the brown halves being dried on each leaf. The camellia is in sun all morning, then shaded by trees. We live in Memphis, Tennessee. What is causing this? AnswerSo

hollyhock leaves spotting, rotting

Questionhw can I improve health of plant so problem wont recur next year AnswerIf the leaves have large orangish-red spots on them, then they have hollyhock rust, which a fungal disease. If this is the case,

bugs or fungus or both?

QuestionI live in Boise, ID. I am growing 2 lemon cucumbers in opposite sides of the yard. 1 is healthy the other is dwindling fast. I sprayed with an organic bug spray 3 days ago, although there w

Burning Bushes

QuestionHello, I have a couple of burning bushes that are looking a little sickly and my wife used a plant food on them Super Grow that states its for Acid loving plants. My first question is; Are Burning Bushes ac

Potted Spiral Evergreens

QuestionHi David, I have two potted Spiral Evergreens that are approximately two years old and they have turned completely brown. How can I tell if they are dead or if this the result of minimal rain & watering du

Muskogee Crepe Myrtle Diseased

QuestionHi Jim, I recently purchased two Muskogee Crepe Myrtles and one of them started having yellow leaves with black spots on them. The leaves are dropping like crazy and now the branches are turning black

web on oak tree

QuestionI have a large oak tree (I think its a live oak) probably 40+ years old. It has a web that covers the bark, not on the leaves. What is it and is it a problem. AnswerThis webbing is produced by small insects

variegated pittosporum

QuestionI live in north central Texas, and it has been around 100 degrees the last couple of weeks. We had several pittosporum planted this spring in various locations in our backyard. They were doing great, a

Rose bushes

QuestionDear Kathy, I have several Rose bushes in my front yard .I live in Philadelphia Pa. Always around this time of year late July and August .The leaves on my Rose bushes turn yellow and fall off. By late Septem

Mulberry disease/pest

QuestionWe have what was a healthy Male Mulberry (we live in Salt Lake City, Utah), but now most of its leaves are curled and we noticed sap leaking from spots on the tree - spots that are dark red with no apparent

snowball bush and mock orange

QuestionSnow ball bush: Am I able to separate with a shovel a piece of the bush to transplant elsewhere in my yard? Mock orange: Had the first flowers in three years. Fragrant, lovely! How do I encourage more bloo

Peach Fruit Rot ( at the Pit)

QuestionI have peaches that are big and beautiful that are just ripening and look fine; but, when you cut into them they more often than not have a brown inside around the seed that looks like it is rotting from the

mulberry tree - carpenter beetles

QuestionHi, I moved into a home that has a medium sized mulberry tree. There are dead limbs that the carpenter beetles go into. The bark on one side of the tree has come off, leaving a very smooth surface and cracke

Maple Tree and Hydrangeas

QuestionI have two questions. First, we have a large maple tree in our back yard and the trunk and one limb are showing new large nodules all over -- like bumps in the trunk. Second, we have two oak leaf hy

asian pear tree problems

Questionsome of the leaves on our asian pear tree are dieing and also are sticky. The fruit looks pretty good but still small. some of the leaves have brown spots. I do not know how to care for fru

brown leaves on crape myrtle

QuestionWhat causes crape myrtle leaves to turn brown and dry up? How would you treat this problem? Thanks! AnswerIf it has been hot and dry where you are, and the plant has finished blooming, I would say it is lac

Banana tree disease?

QuestionMy mother in law lives on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and her banana plants (which are fairly old) develope black spots on the leaves which turn rusty and take over the entire leaf. Any idea what this c

limb dying on a large burch tree

QuestionI have a Burch tree it has some kind of spots on the leaves and is acting like it is dying only on 1 limb. Is there anything we can do to stop this. I have another Burch but it is doing great. &n