Botany

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2009-11-16 Plant Diseases - small bead-like structures in soil:

Hi Michelle, what we are coming up with is scale as scale can turn brown. There are so many new insects and pathogens redisigning themselves as they develop resistance to pesticides. If you find this

2009-11-16 Plant Diseases - diseased ligustrum:

Hi hedvah, It may be root rot although if the tree has been there that long its probably not likely. It could also be a fungus as it sounds like its spreading from the south side of the tree. Probably

2009-11-15 Plant Diseases - Krauter Vesuvius flowering plum:

By "does not leaf out in the Spring' you mean that it has no leaves then it is dead. If you mean that it does not flower in the Spring then that is another story. They do not like soggy soil. If it has

2009-11-15 Plant Diseases - peas:

Wayne: The leaves look a bit hungry, however this symptom can be caused by several things- usually related to the roots/soil. I you have an affected plant you can sacrifice, cut into the main roots near

2009-11-14 Native Plants - Western Hemlock:

Well I am not so sure what level of paper you are writing, but the general idea would be to focus half of your discussion on the biochemistry and cycling of Nitrogen to include "fixation" and the role