myers lemon tree

Questionwhat would make the leaves curl on my myers lemon tree AnswerK, Normally leaf curl is caused by aphids feeding on the juices of the leaves. Inspect the tree for tiny green or brown insects on the under sid

abrovitie shrubs

Questionwe have a 30foot row of these about 10ft high 2-3feet thick and 4 bushes in the middle have 80%of dead and and brown branches and leaves on them also there is brown leaves through out the rest of them...we h

Need a Shrub boarder?

QuestionMy husband and I were thinking of planting Leyland cypresses as a border to block the road from our house, weve heard that they work well as a sound barrier too. We have at least an acre(maybe more) of land

spirex flamingo

QuestionHi, I have recently bought a spirex flamingo and cannot find any info on it at all. I was wondering if you knew how large it grows, wheteher it is upright or weeping and generally how to care for it. I

What to plant on the north side of house

QuestionHello, I live in Tulsa, OK and have a very long (probably 25-30 feet) bed on the north side of my house. Nothing, other than eleagnus has done well there. I want to take out the eleagnus because

Shrub selection

QuestionWe moved from southern CA to NW New Jersey and looking for shrubs to plant along front of house. Our house faces north, receiving only 3-4 hours of sun per day. I am mystified by the damage I see

Yellow leaves on Lemon tree

QuestionThe leaves on my lemon tree are turning yellow and dropping off. What can I do to remedy this. I still have fruit on the tree as well as setting fruit for the next season. My other citrus trees nearby do not

crepe myrtle frost damage

QuestionI live in charlotte nc ,have a pair of crepe myrtles and we had a late frost and they were budding and now the leaves look like dried up spinach- what can I do to facilitate new growth and ensure they

Azalea dry off

QuestionI have a area in front of our house where I have a number of bushes planted. At one end of the area I had an azalea bush that was planted from a cutting 15 years ago. I was of the opinion it was

Japanese Maple Tree

QuestionMy 12 yr old Japanese Maple tree has what I have been told is a fungus which is yellow in color, growing on some/most of the branches. I was told to use a funguside, but the one that was recommended is

Tea Olive Plant

QuestionHi Mr. Gulliksen, I have two Tea Olive shrubs/plants which I planted in November. We live in Central Florida, so it rarely freezes here. Both have been growing nicely, but they are not producing

Alberta Spruce Dying

Question Hello, I have an alberts spruce that is dying from the bottom up. Is this caused by spider mites? And if so how can i rid the plant of them and will it grow back in? AnswerLou, The damage is not being cau

HARBOR DWARF NANDINA

QuestionSEVERAL OF MY NANDIAS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING IS EATING THE LEAFS OFF OF THEM. THEY JUST HAVE THE STEM ON THEM. I HAVE ABOUT 25 PLANTED AND MOST OF THEM ARE DOING WELL BUT THE OTHERS WITH OUT THE LE

Red Tip Photinia

QuestionWhat is the best solution for disease photinia with brown spots? AnswerEugene, I would recommend treating the Photina with a fungicide early. Spray with fungicide at first sign of infestation and at 7-day

RedTip Bushes

QuestionI have redtip bushes in front of my house and the middle one looks like it is dying, the others are looking bad too, they have yellow leaves and dark spots. What could be wrong? AnswerRaymond, It sou

purple plum shrub

QuestionI would like to trim my purple plum shrub. It is getting very leggy and some of the branches do not have any sprouts on them. I live in the Chicago, IL. area. It is about 4-5 feet tall no

Acer Plant

QuestionI have a sticky substance on the leaves of my acer plant. Can you tell me what it is and how to treat it? AnswerJune, The sticky substance is most probably honey dew from either scale or aphid feeding. Tre

JAPANESE RED MAPLE

QuestionJapanese red maple. Main trunk seems to have died but there off-shoot branches from the base. any idea why. AnswerTony, There are many reasons why this could have happened, but the most probable cause woul

Gardenia bush and aphid damage

QuestionQUESTION: We have a huge gardenia bush in the back yard that was ragaged by aphids last year. We had no idea what they were and by the time we did it was almost too late. Miraculously, the bush h

photina red robin

QuestionWhy is my photina red robin losing its new red leaves?Their is no sign of pests. AnswerWilma, If there is no sign of any scale or aphids, then I must come to the conclusion that the defoliation is due to c