tree scale fungus??

QuestionI live in UK. In my garden an elm tree and a shrub have developed many small fluffy white spots on the branches and trunks. The spots are approx. 5mm diam. with a roundish-oval, scale-like, brown thing

Robellini palm dying

QuestionI have a 20 year old robellini that had 4 arms. During Wilma one of the arms was injured but appeared to have recovered. However, in the last few months 2 arms suddenly rotted and lost their crowns. &n

New growth on my sago palm is curly & twisted

QuestionLast year my sago palm (10 to 12 years old) produced a female blossom and only 1 seed. When the blossom dried and fell downward, I removed it. New foliage started immediately, but it looked like a octopus!!

Oak Tree has a big crack in the bark

QuestionI live in North Eastern CT and I have a large Oak tree (about 24 inches in diameter) in the front yard. I have recently noticed a large crack in the bark. I went to get a closer look and found that the bark

boxwood foliage

Questionsome of the boxwood leaves get yellow all around the edges.then the edges turn white and thin as paper. do you have any suggestions for us? thank you for your time AnswerThis sounds like an insect pro

avacado tree

QuestionI have an avocado tree inside the house that is about 20 years old. It is about 6 feet tall. I moved to a new house 2 years ago and since have had problems with what I believe to be brown soft scale in

very sad Angel White lilac bush

QuestionWe live in the San Francisco/east bay area (warm and dry). Our lilac is 4 years old - until this spring, it has been wonderfully healthy and this spring started out promising with lots of nice, fat swo

leaves shrinking

Questioni am not sure what type of tree do i have, but at the beginning of spring the leaves started with a white powdery mildew and the leaves started to shrink and curl at the tips. also the tips became pointy and

boxwood blues

Questioni have several boxwoods that are becoming infested with tiny white fuzzy spots only on the bark. the spots eventually cover all the branches and kill the plant. i thought it was a fungus but i sc

Immature Hazelnut trees wilting

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I am have two, planted this Spring, immature (about 12-16 high) hazelnut trees I bought from a nursery while dormant. They sprouted wonderfully and have been very healthy. For about the l

crimson maple

QuestionOur tree has been planted for 5 years. This year I am seeing black spots on lower branches of trees and new leaves coming out on the top are dying. AnswerMaples will act funny like what you describe.

curling tomato leaves

QuestionWe planted some tomatoes and the leaves are starting to curl upward and are rubbery feeling. The lower leaves started curling first and now all of the leaves are curling. The plant is also growin

October Glory Maple - Rapid Drying/Dying Leaf Edges

QuestionIn March I planted an October Glory Maple in a full afternoon sun location. The tree seemed to take longer for the leaves to bloom, but eventually caught up with others in the neighborhood, although I

Bradford Pear insect/disease

QuestionBeginning late last summer I noticed several Bradford pears trees in my neighborhood (north Dallas Texas) looking sick. They eventually died. Now my Bradford is looking the same. The leaves

Money Tree Plant - Repotting

QuestionHello, I recently repotted a Money Tree plant - I had to get rid of another plant that was growing in the pot, but unfortunately whilst doing this I think I took too much root off of the money tree!! Since r

willow tree disease

QuestionI have a huge globe willow tree that has a branch with something seeping out of it that looks like spit. When it drips on the lawn it kills the grass. Also has a rotten smell. What is it? AnswerIt is prob

English Ivy

QuestionPurchased in hanging baskets about 6 wks ago - took it out & planted in area in front of my house as I wanted it as a ground cover - Looked great for awhile & I could tell it was growing & spreading ---- the

white spot

Questioni have what i think is white spot on my gum tree. i was just wondering how it got there and what impacts it would have on my tree. AnswerIf this is a sweetgum tree, probably not much impact at all. If

Maple trees with diseaed leaves

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I have what I believe is a Autumn Glory Maple Tree. Different leaves on the same tree show two different symptoms. On some leaves, I see small, red raised bumps over the leaves.

HELP! Something is killing my boxwoods?

Question I have several boxwoods that are slowly dying. The dying areas are THICKLY COVERED with what looks like a yellowish powder but on closer look there are millions of small yellow granules. I dont think it is