diseased shrub and plants

QuestionI have very very small white insects that fly on my shrubs and going to some of my out door plants. They are turning the leaves gray and brown and literally killing them the limbs are becoming bare. &n

Shrub Diseases

QuestionHello, I live in Memphis Tennessee. My question concerns a shrub that I believe is a similiar to a Leland Cypress but is a Drawf version (only grows to about 8 feet high. I live in a town home and hav

Sunset Maple Tree Bark

QuestionOur sunset maple is approximately 3 years old. The leaves seem to be fine, however the bark has crevices in it thus making the bark peel away. I cannot see any type of insect, but may not be able

Oak Tree Insects

QuestionOur oak tree is about 5 years old and we have noticed some of the branches have lost their leaves. Upon closer inspection, we found knots in many of the branches, and upon cracking open some of these f

sticky plants

QuestionHello. What is the clear sticky substance that seems to be seeping out of the leaves and stems from some plants in my garden? Ive noticed it on my rose plants and blackberry bushes. Its very hot here i

name of fungi

Questionwhat causes loose smut of wheat and corn AnswerLike common bunt, loose smut, caused by Ustilago tritici, also is a seed-borne disease of wheat. U. tritici is unique among the wheat smuts in that it it is in

leaf mold

QuestionJim, We have a Redbud tree that has been identified with having leaf mold.Two seperate nurseries told us this and they both said that the tree would not die.However all of the leafs have turned yellow and al

Tree killing fungus?

QuestionI recently moved to a 30 acre parcel in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Most of the trees are pine and fir. We had to take down 4 dead trees last year. All had a growth on them, resembling

Dutch Elm Tree Disease

QuestionIf your tree has been diagnosed with Dutch Elm Disease and the city has notified you to cut it down, do you have to remove the stump as well to keep the disease from spreading? AnswerDutch elm disease can s

October Glory Fungicide

QuestionI have a newly planted October Glory (Maple). How often should I be watering it and the leaves (some) have brown spots. Should I apply a fungicide, if so which is best. Central Jersey location. (a bit of soi

golden maple

QuestionPurchased just a few years ago, the leaves of my golden maple are slowly turning brown. These brown spots are slowly spreading from leaf to leaf and causing leaves to loose their colors and falling premature

Weeping Willow Tree :-(

QuestionI have a 2 year established, weeping willow tree, it has done well and doubled in size in the 2 years I have had it. I planted it near a drainage ditch in a whole that had an older willow tree in it previous

Crepe Myrtle Pests

Questionmy crepe myrtles appear to be reining. I know I have heard abouth this being a pest as opposed to an insect, but I cant remember what is was. AnswerSounds like aphids. These are soft bobied insects that suc

oak tree trunk webs

QuestionI live in SE Houston, TX, and have a medium-sized oak tree (approx. 20 feet high, trunk about 15-in. diameter) whose trunk and limbs are almost completely encased in a fine web--not the leaves, just the trun

spots on crepe myrtle leaves

QuestionWe live in Houston and have a crepe myrtle in our backyard that has recently developed yellow and brown spots on the leaves. I have wiped the leaves to see if there is a powdery residue and there isnt.

Diseased Crepe Myrtles

QuestionCan you answer questions about Brush Kill? This is a brand name that my husband saw on TV and I can not find it anywhere. Thanks again ------------------------- Followup To Question - I live i

Lilac Bush, white leaves

QuestionMy husband planted a lilac bush in out back yard in May of this year. In the last couple of weeks the leaves have started to turn white? It almost looks like a white ash on them, Iam not sure what to d

Pecan tree that is dropping its nuts

QuestionChoctaw 9 year old tree in Livingston Texas, Polk county has been dropping its green nuts prematurely? Do you think, too much water, not enough water. I have examined the nuts and do not see any

maple tree in Springville, AL

QuestionWe have several 11 to 9 year old red maples with circumferential bark damage that we are realizing is due to not-so-careful grass cutting with the John Deere lawn tractor. The bark at ground level of three o

crab apple trees

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