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2013-06-17 Conifers - leyland cypress treatment:

Spittlebug do not kill branches of Leyland cypress. The white frothy spots on your leyland are spittle bugs. A nymph is encrusted in plant juices for protection. Even when numerous on leylands they are

2013-06-17 Trees - Yellow leaves on Cottonwood in Spring:

Sounds like cottonwood leaf rust. Yellow or orange pustules, containing spores, form on the under-surface of the leaves in midsummer. All rust diseases need two different hosts species to complete the

2013-06-17 Trees - Stressed Pine Tree:

Looks like bark beetles. Probably  engraver beetles. They attack the trunk and branches cutting off the flow of water and the needles turn red or brown. Looks like the pine was topped and this weakened

2013-06-16 Trees - bradford flowering pear tree:

Tree root systems are something often misunderstood.  Some think trees have tap roots, others think that the root system goes as deep as the tree is tall.      Roots perform two primary functions, that

2013-06-16 Carnivorous Plants - Grey Mold:

Hi Jay,    What your plant is planted in is long-fiber sphagnum moss.  Peat moss is different; it's the brown stuff that you buy in bales from garden centers.  Peat moss is the result of sphagnum partially