japanese maple diseses

Questionwhat product will help with leaf spots AnswerPurple eye leaf spot is a common disease and recognizable by the distinctive circular spots which are about one-fourth inch in diameter, with light brown centers

sago palm yellow leaves

QuestionQUESTION: We live near the beach and have several sagos, some appear to be healthy and others have leaf problems. The edges of the lower leaves are yellow and when new leaves come out, they almost imme

White powder mold on my roses.

QuestionHow do I get this to go away ? I have cut off all the leaves most is on the new growth & the buds. I spray soapy water on a lot of plants to keep bugs off of my plants. will this work on something like that

white powdery snow on holly bush

QuestionI live in southwest FL & my holly bushes are very green & healthy looking but on the undersides of the leaves it looks like snow or a thick white powdery substance. What is it and how do I get rid of i

Browning, curling leaves on Princess Flower plant

QuestionI have a Tibouchina Urvilleana growing in a pot in my yard. I live in Houston, Zone 9. Every year it starts out well, with big, velvety green leaves. This year its blooming more than it ever has.

Carrotwood tree weeping

QuestionWe have some carrotwood trees which are approximately 20 years old. Some of them look like they are weeping and have a red sap substance dripping down trunk. Any ideas? AnswerSap weeping from an

Viburnum & Peach Tree problems

QuestionHi David, I just came across this site when I googled plant diseases. I live in central PA. 1) The viburnum has done well over the past 5 years however just this past week the leaves are yellowing all ove

Crapemyrtle problem?

QuestionWe have a crapemyrtle that was planted by the developer when we bought or home in Dec. 06. I dont know the particular type but it is a young tree about 9 feet tall. I think the flowers last year were either

cotoneaster hedge problem

Questionhello David-my hedge is 25 years old. the last couple of years portions of it are getting white bumps up the stalks and then dying. last year i took one to a nursery they said it was diseas

Oleander Poisoning

QuestionDo you know how much of an Oleander plant it takes to die from? My friend and I are arguing about it. :) AnswerHI Alex...I dont know if there is an answer for that question. It depends on your size an

Meyer lemon tree lemon problem

QuestionQUESTION: I have a question please. I have a lemon tree that has healthy leaves on it but the lemons come out yellow right away and then die. I keep it watered and it is in full sun...what am I d

Autumn Blaze Maple Issues

QuestionQUESTION: I have a 4-5 Autumn Blaze Maple that I planted in Fall 2006. Last spring I noticed some of the top branches lost their leaves and appeared to be dead. This year the entire top of the tr

Verticillium Wilt

QuestionQUESTION: We unknowingly bought a Coral Bark Japanese Maple Acer Palmatans Sangokaku that has Verticillium Wilt from a local nursery. We have had the tree for one month and have many trees and shrubs s

oak tree black spots on limbs

QuestionI have a friend who has an oak tree in her yard and we noticed small black bumps in a row on the lower limbs. Is this an isect or disease? I can provide a picture if needed. Should we cut the limbs or

maple disease

QuestionI have a maple with red leaves. The trunk is the problem. The outer bark comes peeling off easily; underneath is a combination of some hard tree and spongy, light tan material. There are no bugs visible but

Diseased Meyers Lemon Tree

QuestionHi David, I live in San Antonio Texas and was so impressed by these trees that I bought 2. Once of which sprout lemons almost immediately. The other only has a few. The one that sprouted q

azalea

QuestionI have something growing on my azalea leaves it is green and puffy like some kind or cacoon AnswerSounds like you are describing Azalea leaf gall. This is a fungal disease that will not kill your plan

Paperback Maples

QuestionI purchased two paperback maples 1 1/2 years ago and this winter was very wet...records for snow falls... it was ridiculous here in Southern WI. Now its early Spring and both trees have tons of buds on them

fire blight in fruit trees

QuestionHi, I need some advice on what to do with my pear and apple trees. Last year both of my 2 year old pear trees came down with fire blight. I had to cut the trees down to about nothing, because the

Meyer Lemon Tree care

QuestionHi, Kathy. I bought a Meyers Lemon Tree from a central Texas grower and planted it two weeks ago. Its under 3 feet tall. It lost almost all of its baby lemons and it appears to be unhappy. A few of its leave