waterfall japanese maple

QuestionI planted my maple on Thursday. Now Sunday and leaves turning a little yellow. What should I do? Had and good rain last night. AnswerHi Carolyn..you dont say what kind of maple so I assume you mean a red ma

how can i plant madagascar jasmine

QuestionHi, i need to know how can i plant this flower? is it possible for me to just cut a branch from a fully grown tree and just stick it in soil? many thanks in advance AnswerHi Luby...Stephanotis can be propag

dessert rose

QuestionMy friend gave me a huge dessert rose but some of the roots are mushy, can I pull it out of the pot and cut them? The arms of the plant are soft but the trunk is still hard. I think it can be ssaved. But I d

Maple Tree Planting

QuestionOur town (western New York)which is known for its Maple trees is celebrating its 200th anniversary by planting trees. Many of the suggested and donated trees are Maples. Given the number of diseases listed f

boxwood shrubs

QuestionI have one boxwood, out of many, that has developed white raised spots on the stems. You can scratch them off with your nail. I cant tell if it is a fungus or some other disease. It started with just a few s

crepe myrtle insects on trunks

QuestionI have 20 crepe myrtles on my property, and have noticed a groups of black winged ( as the insects get larger)insects on the trunks of the trees. At first I thought it was a dark patch of some sort of fungus

Injured maple tree

QuestionI have two 15 ft tall maple trees that were run over by a truck that crashed in my front yard. The trees are leaning a little and the trunks are badly scared. Is there anything I could do to help

Nats in Mass Cane Floor plant

QuestionHi John. I have a beautiful Mass Cane plant that has tiny nat looking bugs. This is my second one with the same problem. I dont know what is causing this. I get them home and they are fine

Red Tip trees

QuestionI have a couple of res tips trees in my yard and they have developed a fungi on their leaves (it cause the leaves to becomes spotty and fall off...what can I do? AnswerHi Janice, I apologize for not answer

slime flux disease in oak tree

QuestionI have an oak tree which I am pretty sure has slime flux disease. I have heard that there is no treatment for it; however, I have also heard that washing the wound with 1 pint bleach to 1 gallon water can he

Baby lemon tree--whats wrong with it?

QuestionWhen my family was in vacation in Florida this past summer, I brought home a baby lemon tree (We live in California). It is in a pot, and has been indoors all through winter and late fall. The tree was doing

scrub oak/live oak

QuestionWe have ball moss on our oak trees and also fungus on the tree trunks. What is this fungus and how do I get rid of it? AnswerThe fungus on the bark sounds like lichens. If you have lichen growing on the tr

quaking aspens

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Eastern Utah. I have 3 aspens that are growing closely together and one of them has some kind of brown liquid oozing out of it in different spots. It looks as though there is

problem with chinese pistachio tree

QuestionHi, David! We have a 4 year old chinese pistachio tree which is doing well except that in the spring, when leaves are forming, a lot of other clusters (not leaves) form on the branches at the same time, but

Viburnum - Leaves Yellowing,

QuestionI have 6 new leatherback Viburnum planted in the early fall of last year (2007). I live in Norther NJ. The plant leaves are starting to yellow and the plant looks stressed. There is new growth ho

Lemon tree issues.....

QuestionHi Kathy. We have a lemon tree our daughter grew from seeds. Its potted and now some 2.5 feet tall. We are in CT so its indoors part of the year and outside in the warmer weather. Last fall the pot cracked a

Scale disease on an orchid plan

QuestionHow do I get rid of scale disease on an orchid plant that I have. I have isolated it from the rest of my house plants. I thank you for your assistance. AnswerI would take some heavy mineral oil or bab

Japanese Maple turning white

QuestionWe have a Japanese maple tree that has been planted for at least 5 years. Last summer it was infected with beetles and the leafs fell off. Now its not showing any signs of leaves and the branches and truck i

My SnowBall bush

QuestionI moved my SnowBall bush to an sunny location 2 years ago..since then it has become very spindly..blooms on every stalk, but not the bushy huge shrub I had. Can you give me some tips? AnswerYou would think

camellia bush

QuestionI have three camellia bushes on the back side of my house. They get full morning sun. One is doing ok, green leaves, starting to look like it will bloom. The other two are yellow and the le