fungus/growth on a crape myrtle

QuestionLast fall we trimed our crape myrtle right back. I have noticed this spring that the new growth is very slow,( to date only 5-6 inches), and there is a soft white powder on the leaves. I have also noticed, o

weed killer

Questionmy room mate used weed killer- Round Up on the weeds in the grass and now the lilac bushes that are in the area, are wilting, one is about half way from the bottom to the middle of the bush wilted. Wil

ants on trees

QuestionDear Jim Hyland. Do you have any idea why ants go up and down orange trees at this time of the year.I live in Malta which is in europe. I look forward for your answer.  

spraying plants

Questionsomeone sprayed my plants with a cleaning spray, some are ok (just) and some have died. What can i do? AnswerIf you had washed the leaves off (use plenty of water) right away then there should have been lit

Diseased cherry tree

QuestionHi Jim, and thanks for your assistance. I live in Cupertino, Ca. I have two cherry trees, one red variety and the diseased one, which is white with spots of red. The sick tree has gotten worse last year. The

Fraxinus excelsior

QuestionHave a common Ash which is for all intense and perposes pretty much alive, but its trunk is very narled and corky. At the bottom, you can put your arm about a foot up it from the front, how much more I dont

Fruitless Mulberry Infected

QuestionHi Jim, I live in California in the desert region. We have an old fruitless mulberry that seems to have been infected. The bark on the infected area was peeling away. Underneath the peeling it h

sago pine care

QuestionToday I notices that the leaves on one side of my 7 year old sago pine are turning yellow. What is causing this and what can I do to save this beautiful pine? AnswerI have not heard of a sago pine but I thi

Norway Spruce dropping needles

QuestionHi I noticed you had a question from a person in Indiana regarding needle drop and my parents are experiencing a similar problem in Ontario,Canada. I will also email Mr. Marshall with my question, but I thou

bush problem

Questionwe are in middle Georgia, inherited a large hedge around house. Not sure what it is but probably box but with larger leaves than the english variety I know. It hasnt flowered yet so cant identify that way

Italian cypress tree

QuestionWe have 3 italian cypress trees and part of each look like it is dying. The dying part is in the middle of the tree and all three on the west side. what can I do? I can send pic. if that will hel

Identifying Tree Disease

QuestionHello....I found you through Google. We have 13 magnificant magnolias and 4 dogwoods in our yard. They all have some green things on their trunks....that looks like a splatter of green. Im

white flowering dogwood

QuestionI live in eastern North Carolina. I have two white dogwood trees that bloomed beautifully this spring. However, since the blossoms fell off, one looks very sick. There are several branches that have no leave

fungus on impatients

QuestionI live in Franklin, TN and have been having trouble the last several years with a type of fungus that attacks the stems of my impatients. The stems turn black and wither at ground level and the plant wilts a

Black on holly leaves

QuestionI have a row of older holly, that have been trimmed into a large hedge, 4 feet wide, 6 feet high that have black on the leaves that looks like it is soot. It is on the lower leaves and seems to coverin

Powdery mildew on my sage plants

QuestionHi..... I live in the Pacific Northwest, Port Townsend, Washington to be exact, and I am a novice gardener, which means I know next to nothing. But Im trying to change that. I have planted some herbs to use

Disease on camelia leaves

QuestionDear Jim, I live in Belgium with a heavy soil garden. My camelia bush is about 5 years old but has never looked very healthy. - yellowing leaves etc. I have fed it bit it still has some yellowing leaves. Or

camealias

Questioni have a large double flower deep pink camealia, i have noticed on the leaves, a black tar like substance, which comes off when rubbed, it is also on the stems any ideas julie AnswerThe problem sounds lik

Tree branch black mold

QuestionI have 2 flowering _____ trees in a house I just bought in January. Only the top had white flowers this spring the remaining branches have black mold all over them. It looks like knots of this black mold eve

Evergreen with jelly like substance

QuestionI live in CT and I have an evergreen bush (I dont know what kind) that has orange, jelly like balls growing all over it. What is this? Can I get rid of it? Is it dangerous to other nearby p