Bedraggled Elms: Elm Leafminer Sawfly
Bedraggled Elms: the Weevil
Yellow Poplar Weevils Not Very Popular in NE Ohio
Whilst kicked back on my deck pondering the black clouds rolling in, I marveled at the ‘Yellow Bird’ magnolia that has been blooming for about 3 weeks now. I was smugly congratulating myself on selecting a great plant for the Drapescape view, when suddenly my “diagnostic spider senses” went on full alert!
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Calico Scale Egg Hatch
Galls on Azaleas
What are Your Plant Pest, Disease, and Weed Management Challenges?
Picking Up Pawpaws.. Blooming
As I was in the throes of cutting and baling my overgrown lawn last week in Northeast Ohio, I was pleasantly surprised to see a profuse flower display on my Pawpaw (Asmina triloba) trees! I can’t recall ever seeing so many buds and blooms on the tree, especially the numbers which were noted this season. Now some may opine that the green, brown fuzz covered bud scales are the reason most people ignore and consequently, miss the real floral display, because the buds seem so uninspiring.
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