Magnolia Shrub

QuestionI live in southwest Michigan. I have a magnolia bush which last year at this time (Sept) had all the leaves on one of the trunk and limbs turn yellow and die. I removed all the branches and the e

Cycad Flowers

QuestionI have a cycad that is tens years old, until yesterday I seen this very beautiful heart shaped pods around the top of the tree. Its orange in colour and its like a bunch of grapes but in a full circle. Is th

Episcia fimbriata blue heaven leaves problem

Question episcia fimbriata blue episcia fimbriata blue Please advise cause of the brown/black patch and treatment required in the attached image. The plant was placed beside a window in a tropical cou

Lilac tree

Question #1 #2 Last year, Japanese hornets started eating the bark on my over 15 year old white lilac tree. This year, several branches are dead and the leaves on the surviving branches are turnin

Hibiscus

QuestionHello Melissa. I have a small Hibiscus shrub that has a clumps of feathery white fungus up the stems. Have you got any idea what this is and how it can be treated? I live in the UK. AnswerDear Gary, I do in

satsuma tree

QuestionI HAVE A SATSUMA TREE AND SOME OF FRUIT IS GETTING A SPLIT IN IT AND FALLING OFF THE TREE. ALSO THE NEW LEAVES ARE CURLING UP. PLEASE HELP I AM NEW AT THIS. I LIVE IN TEXAS AND THE TREE IS IN THE SUN

bladder gall mites/composting

QuestionI have a maple tree that has bladder gall mites. I have read that it is not necessary to treat for this problem as the health of the tree is not compromised. Is it safe to compost the leaves from

Pineapple Plants in Florida

QuestionMs Crowley, I live in south Florida and have been growing pineapples for the past 8 years. My problem is just recently my plants seem to be rotting from the center out. First they turn yellow or a pale gree

Spots on Aloe plant

QuestionMy aloe plant has white spots all over it, but they do not resemble cotton. The leaves/tentacles have a smooth, even surface. They do not have any texture where the spots reside.. It looks

Problems with Ylang Ylang tree

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Kathy, I need your help. I received bare rooted Ylang Ylang plant week ago. It came in peat moss, without any leaves, and with wilted and some dark brown branches, but green, thick stem. Pl

Mulberry bark peeling off

QuestionDear Kathy, Thank you so much for the quick reply re bark peeling off my fruitless mulberry. I live in Las Vegas NV and the raim fall is so minimal that it is hard to put together a scenario where stan

desert rose

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Central Florida and keep my desert rose plants outside. They are suddenly being attacked by some sort of caterpillar that is small, thin, orange with little black spikes. They are eating

Need help for my desert roses

Question dying flowers soft caudex I am in Tampa Bay area of FL. I got 2 desert roses which are over 15 years old from a local person about 4 weeks ago and this is the first time I have desert rose. Wh

male mulberry health

Question male mulberry mat, sou I had two male mulberrys in my yard. A moth ago one blew down. The tree appeared rotten just under the ground. Now my big one (30-36) trunk is appears to be in the 1st st

Dwarf Meyer Lemon Tree Disease

QuestionI live in north Alabama and I bought the lemon tree back in March. It was potted and when the temperature was warm enough I sat it outside so it could get sunlight. I watered it at least twice a week and it

maple tree

QuestionQUESTION: my maple tree has some white looking pasty stuff which looks very much like the spray foam you buy in a can to seal cracks.can you tell me what it might be? ANSWER: Linda: This foamy stuff may be

Nubs on branches of Jasmine tree

Question Jasmine bumps Nubs in hand Hi Kathy We live in south Florida and noticed nubs on our jasmine tree that has caused the tree to not bloom and not establish new growth for the past three months n

Sunset Maple-Diseased?

QuestionQUESTION: I have a Sunset Maple about 12-15 feet tall that I planted 3 years ago. This year, it has developed circular black spots on the leaves only, the leaf edges are red and burned looking. T

Remedies for root rot disease in apple orchard

QuestionHello, Pls suggest me the remedies for the root rot disease in apple plants situated in Himachal Praddesh. India. AnswerDear Abhimanyu, I am sorry for the long delay in getting this to you, but there are s

oyster scale on mature map5les

QuestionMy maples had oyster scale a few years now.I sprayed them twice,but the scale is still there.Is their anything else I can do to them. AnswerI would try using a product called Bayer Advanced Tree and Shrub I