Tag Archives: diseases

Infestation

Trying to identify and eradicate what is/are killing my seedlings. I had the same problem last year and it quickly spread to my houseplants. Everything was thrown out and started fresh this year, but having the same problem. Please help.…

Norway Maple Issues

I have a 20ft high Norway Maple (probably the ‘Crimson King’ cultivar) that is starting to lose leaves, and now branches, on its lower west side. Trunk is 19″ circumference at 4ft. I first noticed some minor leaf loss about…

Ginkgo Tree has large areas where bark is missing

Zone – 4B, Sun for most of the day, Tree is in a sheltered near to house. I noticed that there are many holes on the trunk of the tree. Just below where the tree starts branching out the bark…

Boxwood

Hello, I wanted to confirm that what we are dealing with is boxwood blight, and if so if you might have recommendations as to if removing all the shrubs/plants and replanting with perhaps a less susceptible boxwood plant (green velvet?)…

White fungus? around base of cedars and yews

Hi. I just noticed this around the base of some, not all, of the cedars and yews at the back of my yard. It seems to be localized in one small area. What is unusual is that there is a…

Queen of the night plant

I live in Las Vegas Nevada. Where the temputures can be very and very cold. My Queen of the night plant is dying. I’m sending you a picture hoping you can help. Thank you…

Heptapleurum Arboricola – INDOOR PLANT

My indoor plant (I looked it up and should be called: Heptapleurum Arbicola) is about 2″ tall and has been growing well for the last year. Most of the leaves look healthy but today I noticed that a few seem…

Indoor Gardenia & Clerodendrum thomsoniae plants

Hello. I have questions about these two plants. I have had the Cleodendrum plant for many years and this winter it seems to be struggling. Many of the leaves have turned yellow and have fallen. I land it does not…

Replacing City trees that have died

Hi. As you know the City of Toronto plants a tree in every front yard. My brother had a 60+’ high Little Leaf Linden that died in his small front yard. Since it was a city tree the city cut…