Benjamina House tree
My benjamina tree developed white wax like spots on the leaf stem, near the junction where the leaf meets the branch. It started shedding leaves so I put it outdoors, gave it a serious hair cut, hosed it down and…
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My slender silhouette sweetgum tree leaves turning red in July
Our slender silhouette sweetgum trees were planted professionally in late October 2022 and it took them until the first two weeks of June 2023 to fully develop leaves. The leaves are somewhat scare in some parts of the trees and…
Bloodgood Japanese Maple Losing Healthy Leaves in June
Hello and thanks as always for being there to give us the benefit of your wisdom.
I am in the Leaside area of Toronto – zone 6b.
My Bloodgood (I think it is Bloodgood – I planted before I started…
Dahlia with leaf issues and stunted growth
Hi there,
Specs:
– full sun balcony and container garden
– large planter with three dahlia tubers that should grow around 2 ft tall
– watering every other day with drip irrigation
Issue:
One of the three Dahlias has stunted…
A displaced Cherry tree
I live in Scarborough. I displaced a two years old Cherry tree about 10 days ago. It’s leaves became dry and now are falling down.
I have attached a picture of the tree. Please guide me what to do.…
Kousa dogwood has kept its leaves throughout winter
Hi,
I would like to please ask you a question about a kousa dogwood.
Let me give you first some background.
The soil is sandy, and the backyard is lightly sloped and mostly shaded. There is a mature kousa dogwood…
My pussy willow leaves are turning brown, I feel I am loosing it
Two weeks ago, I asked a question here (https://www.torontomastergardeners.ca/askagardener/my-pussy-willow-leaves-are-turning-brown/) about my pussy willow. From that moment, I put it in the sunlight whenever it was sunny (unfortunately we did not have too many sunny days), and water it every other…
China Girl Dogwood – leaf drop not completed last fall
Our 20 year old dogwood did not drop all its leaves in the fall. Many are a dried up brown now. What is this tree telling us?…
Weeping pussywillow tree
I bought weeping pussywillow tree and left in pot for about a month but left outside in full sun. I transplanted it into the ground my soil is very dry and sandy so I added new soil and manure I…
trumpet vine sudden wilting and dropped leaves
~ 28yr old trumpet vine on pergola has suddenly wilted and dropped most of its leaves in 2nd week of August, in Toronto, sandy soil. Leaves get brown splotches on them then shrivel and drop. Approx 9 weeks ago, new…