Every maple tree in my yard has spots, all the way to the top. Are they doomed? Can I do anything? And my buckeye tree leaves are already turning brown, like it was autumn. What to do? -- Dorene Davis ...

Edna Wulff of Coconut Creek and D. Milano of Davie both have leaf problems with their ixoras. Their plants appear to have fungal leaf spot, which indicates they received too much water or water was ...

Fungi are the most common causal agent of plant disease. Of the more than 2 million species of fungi worldwide, 8,000 are known to be detrimental to plants. These microscopic organisms cause symptoms ...

My witch hazel started getting brown spots all over the leaves. What is this and what should I do? A: That looks and sounds like a fungal disease, cleverly called "leaf spot" because that's the most ...

If your lilacs are looking rough right now, it is probably lilac leaf spot, a relatively new fungal disease in Minnesota. Symptoms typically appear from July to September. Leaves turn yellow, then ...

Question: I planted a shiny leaf ligustrum last year that has developed small, circular yellow spots with a brown center on some of the leaves. People have told me this is a fungus. What should I do?

Roses do not have thorns; they have prickles. But there ARE “thorns” in the rose garden. Their names are botrytis, black spot, rust, downy mildew, anthracnose and cerospora leaf spot. They are all ...

There are two common types of leaf diseases on English ivy found in Illinois. One is caused by fungi and the other is caused by a bacterium. Both diseases can cause defoliation if severe, but your ivy ...

Dear Neil: I have an oak tree that is several feet in diameter. It’s about 15 feet from my foundation, and now a 3-inch root has come to the surface right at the corner of our foundation. Should I ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Leaf spot - Hydrangea quercifolia Q • What are the black spots appearing on my hydrangea leaves? The black spots on your ...

Q: I get some kind of leaf disease on my hydrangea bushes every year. I have about 15 of them in various garden locations. They start out fine but end up covered with these spots by mid-season. I ...