Seasonal Needle Drop of Arborvitae, Pine and Leyland Cypress

Several people contacted me in November 2021 and sent pictures …

Bleeding spots (canker) on oak trunk

Q: Over the past two years I have noticed that …

Barklice are beneficial insects

Q: What are these black bugs on my sugar maple …

Caterpillar eating rose foliage leaves clues behind

Q: I have a young rose bush but I have …

Ligustrum – Spots on leaves (Cercospora)

Q: I planted these three rhododendrons (I thought) a year …

Joro spider egg sac

A female Joro spider may have as many as 1000 …

Foul fruit found beneath large tree is not pistachio

Q: Can you tell me what this is, and if …

Leyland cypress has yellow spots in foliage

Q: I would like your opinion on what is going …

Cristulariella leaf spot – Bullseye Pattern on Crapemyrtle Leaves

Q: My crape myrtles have developed a brown bullseye pattern …

Joro spider males are smaller than females

Q: Why do Joro Spider webs have a smaller second …

Joro spiders are here to stay

Q: We have been invaded by Joro spiders. I have …

Brown “hair” on a house wall

Q: I saw this fungus on the side of a …

Can I remove tall shoots from blueberry limbs?

Q: Our blueberry bushes have never put on growth like …

Skin rash from Virginia creeper vine

Q: My skin rash came from pulling Virginia creeper vine. …

Weird Growth Around Crapemyrtle Pruning Wound

Q: What caused this weird growth on my crapemyrtle?

A: …

Two gardeners lament about squirrels eating their peaches and tomatoes

Q: I am at a loss to stop the squirrels …

Hornworm Eats Tomato Fruit

Q: I am at my wits end with a pest …

Mushrooms on Ligustrum Limb Equal Slow Death

Q: I planted this ligustrum thirteen years ago, but had …

Wilting Japanese maple Might have Verticillium Wilt

Q: This Japanese maple gets afternoon sun. It is irrigated …

Fruit from squash/squash cross-pollination

Q: My neighbor planted yellow squash and had three mystery …