Black soot (?) on leaves and trunk of large, old magnolia tree - Help!
bella rosa
3 years ago
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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Comments (2)If you decide to water, be sure to water slowly and deeply, over the entire root area. Mulching out to the drip line, or beyond it, would also help keep whatever moisture you add to the soil, IN the soil. Mulch using whatever organic mulch you opt for, as widely as possible, no deeper than 4", and put no mulch in the 2-3" right next to the trunk. If you have been doing any digging near the tree, stop. Try to plan for any future digging to be well away from the magnolia roots - they are brittle, fleshy, and resent disturbance - keeping in mind that the ends of the roots are several feet, at the least, beyond the ends of the branches....See MoreHelp needed w/ sick magnolia (yellow leaves)
Comments (24)I am sick! I'm losing several beautiful Bracken's Brown Beauties. NOT yellow leaves, we're talking dark brown and drooping leave. Trees are near easement. Either the county (which is always so very helpful!!!!:( :( :( when it comes to killing plants, sprayed a strong herbiside on the easement to knock down tall weeds, or Scott's lawn service killed them with herbiside. Magnolias along border of easement. I'm betting it was county!!! Past experience. I planted Carolina jasmine to help control erosion and create beauty on the culvert, put out 75 plants. Lot of work, no small expense. Some fool from the county hit it with kill-all herbicide. Yes, high grass should have been mowed. But I can't do it because the sides of the ditch / easement are so steep and difficult to mow. I've almost turned the lawn mower over on myself several times trying to mow it. My husband doesn't have any problem mowing it, but absolutely won't get around to doing it! Hence the county herbicide spraying. And now killing I don't know how many of my beautiful magnolias. I'm real angry. Having a terrible day. Really. I loved /babies all those trees! Nothing but a crime to kill them!...See MoreBlack soot/mold on bamboo plants
Comments (2)Chances are, your bamboo is harboring aphids. They excrete a sticky sweet substance called "honey dew" that attracts and feeds the black mold. Varieties like P. bambusoides with smooth leaves are more prone to them. Over time, they form colonies and prefer the low light, sheltered area in your picture. Fortunately, aphids and their moldy sidekick on bamboo is mostly a cosmetic problem. The best way I've found is to manage them with a $100 pressure washer from the hardware store. Scrub the branches and leaves with hard blast spray every few weeks until they are under control. Aphids have soft bodies and can be exterminated in large numbers this way. In time, you'll get them under control and your bamboo will drop the old, blackened leaves and make new ones. The yellow leaves in your picture are probably unrelated and part of the natural seasonal cycle. When the weather heats up, make sure the plants are getting enough water, if the top couple inches of soil are dry...time to water. If you haven't already, your bamboo would benefit from a serving of inorganic time release fertilizer. If nothing better, you can buy Osmocote with the pink top at garden centers and it works great. Hope this all helps :)...See MoreNeed help with tree selection. 80 year old Spanish home in zone 9
Comments (33)"Best trees to plant near swimming pools" https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A86.J7vUD0dYXUUAr5cPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBzdHZpaXZrBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNyZWw-?p=best+trees+to+plant+near+swimming+pools&type=osf01s1&hspart=avast&hsimp=yhs-brwsr001&ei=UTF-8&fr2=rs-top&fr=yhs-avast-brwsr001 10 Messy Plants You Don't Want Near The Pool When it's time for the acacia to release its flower clusters, they spread—all over your yard and into your pool. If you must have an acacia, plant it in the front yard and hope a mighty wind doesn't blow around the time of pod and flower drop. "The little tiny flowers [of Crape Myrtle] fill the pool surface with brightly colored debris. It clogs the skimmers and when it sinks it's so small a pressure-side cleaner won't pick it up most of the time," says Brian Alan Shirley, owner of Abracadabra Pool Technologies in the Decatur, Georgia, region http://poolandpatio.about.com/od/patiolandsaping/ss/10-Messy-Plants-You-Dont-Want-Near-the-Pool.htm...See More
arbordave (SE MI)
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agobella rosa
3 years agoMy husband took these pics. Thanks everyone for your advice. The infestation is sadly, all over the tree - including the upper top branches. Would neem oil work to treat this? What about the upper branches that would be difficult to reach.
bella rosa
3 years ago
bengz6westmd
3 years agoken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
3 years agobella rosa
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
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