Maple tree – fungus?

Hi there: our northfacing house has a large maple (I believe it is a silver maple) that almost overnight starting developing rot/black and brownish curling after the tree’s leaves started to mature (about a week or so ago). We have…

Tree disease

Hello, Please help me in identifying the disease on this tree. There are black patches on the leaves. Thank you…

Lilac tree

Hi, I live in Barrie and this lilac tree is in part sun, sandy soil conditions. It was fine for a few years but last year it looked like it was starting to die. Top part of trunk looks dead…

paperbark maple

For the past 3 years I’ve had the same problem: my 13 year old paperbark maple tree looks very healthy every spring when it leafs out. Stating in about mid June, I start to see a few brown spots on…

Serviceberry blight, Part 2

This is my second posing of a question about my Robin Hill Serviceberry (first question/answer under “Serviceberry Blight”). The leaves have indeed developed bright orange spots, and the tips of some branches and also berry clusters are starting to drop.…

Syringa Ludwig Spaethe standard lilac

I have 3 Syringa Ludwig standard lilac trees in my garden. They are 5 years old and bloom every year. This year, 2 are blooming but one is not. It has small buds, which are green inside, and the twigs…

Plant

Hi, the attached photo is a plant in my front lawn garden of my home. I’m not sure what type of plant it is but have noticed clusters of dark, hard sacks growing off the branches of the plant all…

My hydrangeas are dying

The hydrangeas that were planted last September have tiny black bugs on them, the buds are not opening up and are curling up and drying and there are some small uneven holes on some of the leaves as well as…

Large two-sided ulcer on a peach tree

Hello, would you please help me to heal my poor peach tree?  It produces an excellent harvest and is only 4 years old.  Two years ago everything started with a very small sore.  Now this tree is literally bleeding.  The…