Christmas Tree Palm

QuestionMy palm tree was knocked over by severe wind and the tree snapped where the fronds meet the tree bark. We re-attached the green (boot like) frond area back the the trunk with duct tape. Is there any hope tha

Hardiness of Dwarf Cavendish

QuestionI have 3 dwarf cavendishs and have been reading about the hardiness zones for them. I have heard everything from bring them indoors below 50 degrees to they will tolerate temps as low as 10 deg. F. Im

mandevilla

QuestionI was cutting my vine from a wood trellis to put it on a old metal trellis and accidentally cut a big piece off. I put it in a jar of water hoping it would send out roots and i could plant it also. will this

Watering of Palm trees

QuestionQUESTION: Nick, I have two majesty palms, a travelers palm, a king and a king kong palm. I fertilize every other month about 1/2 cup. I read that all of these generally need lots of water.  

ponytail palm tree

QuestionI have a ponytail palm tree in the backyard, height approx. 8. Doesnt get a lot of water, never had a problem. All I ever do is pull off the bottom branches when they look dried and brown. All of a sudden, a

Hatching Fox Tail Palms

QuestionI have bunch of big red berries for the first time on my Fox Tail Plam, i would like to hatch the seeds. How do i hatch seeds? AnswerHi Chris, the seeds need to be mature first of all, meaning when they fal

Pygmy Palm

QuestionI water my pygmy palm 3-4 times a week, but i noticed the trunk and leaves are getting an orangish tint to them. Thank you in advance for any suggestions. AnswerHi Dave, thats too much irrigation, and

Tropicals in Zones 7a-7b

QuestionHi, Nick I, and others in my area, am interested in what can grow up here in North Georgia that will give our gardens a tropical feel and look. Could you recommend a Georgia-resident speaker on tropicals f

monstera slipt-leaf

QuestionI have to large monstera split leaves, I live in S. Colorado and they are doing great. But they are growing these long brown roots or vines with no leaves or something else, I dont know. Please help me wit

Ponytail plant bugs

QuestionQUESTION: Hi -- I have 2 ponytail plants indoors in NYC, next to windows w/pretty sunny eastern exposure, for about a yr -- theyre in separate rooms. About 6 months ago, they both started getting mea

washington palms

QuestionI have a cocoon built on two of the fronds. I is made of the palm frond and angular in shape. Do you have any idea if it is good or bad bug? AnswerHi Ardie, its either a moth or butterfly, in ei

crown rot on king palms

QuestionI have a customer who is telling me that he has established king palms that appear to have crown rot. It is growing new frawns, but they are very small and wrinkley...shriveling up. Any suggestio

CONFUSED BEGINNER

QuestionOk i have some questions for you...sorry they are not of a particular plant. The first question is for a guzmania bromeliad. They say they should sprout 1-3 pups that you can separate and grow ag

Yellow Alamanda bushes

QuestionQUESTION: Nick, we planted all new plants in the front of our house late last summer in Central FL. All plants are doing well except for the alamanda bushes. When planted they were in 3 gal pots

King Palms with stubble frond leaves

QuestionI live in Huntington Beach, CA and have 2 30+ foot King Palms, which are about 10-12 years old. About a year ago I started noticing on one of them that it appears as if the leaves on the fronds are getting e

Plumeria problem

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Nick, I have a plumeria planted in the back yard, coming up on 2 years old. Until just recently it looked great. I see what looks like some kind of rot at the base where the trunk b

Giant White Bird of Paradise

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I have a few Giant Bird of Paradises that I planted a couple months ago. One was split into two plants, and now neither of them have had any new growth. The old growth is now browning (on al

palms & bougainvillea

QuestionCan I plant a coconut palm and bougainvillea together? I have a coconut palm growing (about 6 months old) and want to plant the bougainvillea around the base. will the coconut palm take over and

silver buttonwoods

QuestionI have a hedge of silver buttonwoods and recently it seems that I am finding a lot of dead branches/wood in some of them. They are facing south, and get watered whenever the sprinklers go on (2X/week),

Oleanders

QuestionQUESTION: I have several oleanders (red and white), their leaves are turning yellow and dropping off in large numbers ANSWER: Hi Tom, more info, where are you located, how old are they, how much water do th