I live in mid-town Toronto and have an ailing 30 year old Japanese Maple. It is a lovely 30 foot plus tree, and it has added to the beauty and charm of my home. However, in the last while I…
My syringa reticulate “Ivory silk tree has dead branches & wilted leaves. Could this be verticillium wilt? If so, how would I treat it?
We are having a very dry summer so is it possible that it needs a good…
I think it has golden canker- I will trim but is there a spray ?…
I read your reply to “white powder on peonies”.
To treat a similar mildew, I took the option of snipping leaves instead of using a chemical. However, by the time i was finished, most of the foliage was gone.…
Hello!! I live in Toronto, and I’m trying to grow apricots so I can bring them to our property in Prince Edward county. We started them indoors and eventually, after hardening of course, we brought them to our balcony, but…
Hello. I have noticed that there are masses growing on the branches of my plum tree. Last year someone told me that it might be harmful. I cut all the branches with the masses. This year they all grew back…
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I’m in Toronto (Birchmount/Danforth area). I have 3 largish Alberta spruce (the decorator kind, not trees) which were here when I took the property over nearly 5 years ago. They are at the back, north side of my…
I have had a pagoda dogwood shrub for about 6 years and it has always been very healthy. This year only about half of the branches have leaves on them. Some of the branches seem dead. I put shrub fertilizer…
Composted some infected leaves before I knew what it was. Can I use this compost in pots and containers without compromising the health of the plants, and/or spreading the disease…
I have an Manitoba maple that is diseased at the base and is 80+ years old I believe. How can I assist the tree, extend its life and /or treat the disease? It is in my backyard, so I understand…