Weeping Japanese Maple

My weeping Japanese maple has been thriving at our cottage in Parry Sound for 4 years, transplanted from my Toronto garden. This spring it almost completely died back except for new growth at the bottom. What caused it and what…

Ailing Japanese Maple

Hello, I planted this japanese maple 3.5 years ago. In the last year it has started dying. We cut back the branches that were dying, last fall. The part that is dying is not sprouting new growth and the part…

Sudden die off of Smoke Tree

I planted a Smoke Tree in my front yard in the Dufferin and Bloor area of Toronto about 10 years ago. It has done tremendously well, and is probably close to 30 feet tall..absolutely spectacular when in bloom. It is…

Verticillium Wilt dispose of fall leaves?

I have a Japanese maple with Verticillium wilt. It is doing okay for now and dropping its fall leaves. I don’t know what to do with those leaves, though. Can they be put into the city compost collection. What do…

Weigela

My Wegeila leaves are turning brown and dry at the edges. I tried drastically cutting both shrubs early this spring and all was good for a couple of months but the issue re-appeared. New growth appears with green leaves but…

Japanese Maple

The leaves of my 20 year old Japanese maple are curling up, and on one branch they are dried out completely. On other leaves there is speckling. Do you know what causes this, is it worrisome, and Is there anything…

Sumac Tree

Hello Please help. We have a sumac tree that grows really fast in early Spring. The leaves are long and beautiful and then overnight some of the branches/leaves suddenly wilt and die. Parts of the tree looks healthy and other…