Oooh! Can someone from way, way, out of that zone guess? I'm working from memory of pictures, but is it a Pepperridge? Persimmon maybe? I honestly do not know. How did I do? :-) As for the bump, that is either a burl, or what's left of a limb that was chopped off a few inches from the trunk, and healed over. Brad N IL/Z5

I've got something going on with one or two of my chokecherry trees. I was pruning today - OMG they are just loaded with fruit this year - and found a lot of little white bumps all over the leaves. They seem too big to be aphids. No damage to the tree as of yet. Have no idea what they are but I'm hoping a bird or two comes along and takes care of the problem - if it is a problem - for me. But it's only 1 or 2 trees out of about 30 so unless it starts to spread, I'm not going to worry about it.

Yes, Mr Blubs is right that your plant has scale insects. How important is this plant to you? If this plant isn't sentimental or valuable, it may not be worth it to try to fight the scale. Scale can be tough to eradicate. If you really want to try to save the plant though, I would suggest using a systemic pesticide that is labeled for indoor use in addition to following the advice to spray it (as well as the pot and the surrounding area) with a mixture to try to kill the insects every few days for several weeks.

any leaf damage in august ... means little or nothing to me.. on a deciduous tree ... crikey.. they will be going into fall decline in 30 days or so ... and that is due to shorter days .... there appears to be absolutely NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR PLANT ... if anything.. it grew so lush.. its sagging a bit .. do not feed it.. do not spray it.. do not do anything ... wait!!!! .. enjoy it ... ken