Question: The leaves of my magnolia tree are covered with brown spots, and the trunk has white splotches. The whole tree looks limp and sick. What should I do?Answer: If ever a magnolia is going ...

QUESTION: I have a magnolia tree that looks to be dying. It has never really been full of dark green leaves. The leaves are light green, and the flowers seem to die before ever blossoming.

Broadleaf evergreen trees and shrubs, such as the Southern magnolia, keep their leaves during the winter. However, leaves do eventually grow old and die. A plant may drop as much as one-third of ...

‘Look closely in spring, and you'll probably see lots of new baby leaves and lots of flower buds, sprouting all over the tree,’ says Dennis. ‘That's a sure sign that nothing is wrong, the ...

I’m wondering if you can tell me about this growth that opened into seeds on my Susan Magnolia tree. I’m also wondering if the leaves look diseased (I took this picture in the fall). The ...

QUESTION: One magnolia in our front yard looks great, but the leaves on the other tree are yellowing and beginning to drop. Both are watered weekly and fertilized every year. Does the sick-looking … ...

Q: My magnolia tree is looking bad and has these fat bumps all over some of the branches. There's also a sticky black coating. Can you tell me what the problem is and what I should do about it?

Q. My gardenia has brown spotted leaves. We have blooms but are concerned about the foliage. What do you recommend? — Carl Zipper, Delray Beach A. Gardenias are putting on new growth and budd… ...