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Why is this tree refusing to shed its dead leaves?
This is called Marcescence.
Some species of trees retain their old leaves longer than others, and young trees may retain them longer than old trees. In the UK, "copper beech" trees (with naturally ...
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Why does my oak tree have clumps of leaves in the winter?
It's hard to be certain from just the picture, but that looks like mistletoe: https://tcrcd.net/brochures/pdf/Oak_Mistletoe.pdf.
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What are these spots under the leaves in my cut flowers?
The leaves in the picture looks like ferns. As you may know, ferns use spores to reproduce. It appears to me that it is just the Sori under your leaves (the Sori is made up of groups of Sporangium, ...
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Easiest way to remove large amount of leaves from yard
I use a lawnmower with a bagger. The blades chop the leaves and reduce the volume by up to 80%. The finely shredded leaves are great mulch for plant or vegetable beds.
I cut my grass low in the ...
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Are there any benefits from leaving dead leaves in the soil around a plant?
Leaves are good compost if they are shredded. If left as is on garden beds or lawns they tend to clump and can smother the smaller perennials.
To do my fall clean up I put a bagger on the mower and ...
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What causes very small black solid spots on strawberry leaves?
These are aphids whose lifestyle is to live off the plant juices in the leaves. They can be found almost everywhere during the growing season and prefer plants with soft leaves. You will rarely find ...
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Does my very young Eureka lemon tree have leaf disease?
It looks in your photos as if you have it in a small cup with no drainage.
I would surmise from that & the condition of the leaves that it is over-watered and probably suffering from root rot.
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Why is the foliage turning yellow on this climbing indoor vine?
Looks like natural variegation to me...looks like a typical golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum). It's supposed to have these marks. They show up and contrast best with good lighting.
Don't worry about ...
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What are these red marks on the leaves of my pelargoniums?
Nothing to worry about, if you're referring to the semi circular red area on the leaves - these are zonally marked Pelargoniums, and that's what they should look like.
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Will succulent leaves grow back?
Whether it lives or dies, there is no way it will grow back into something that looks nice as a "gift" in ten days, so start looking for another present to give your friend!
Your guess that ...
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What are the names of the parts of leaves?
Hope this is what you were looking for. These pictures are all from the site of the Colorado Master Gardener Program. (There's much more extensive information there than I can copy here.) They have ...
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What is this plant with green-pink leaves called?
You have a small Hypoestes phyllostachya, also known as polka dot plant.
This native of Madagascar comes in different cultivars with green leaves dotted with a contrasting color. Yours is pink, there ...
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Easiest way to remove large amount of leaves from yard
I let the grass grow a little higher than usual for a week or two before the leaves fall, set the mower on the highest setting and mow twice at that setting. This mulches the leaves in place. I do ...
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What causes very small black solid spots on strawberry leaves?
Going off of what Kevin said (I can't make comments yet :). I used to work in a greenhouse for a year in high school.
There is another way other than dish soap and water as well as picking them off ...
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What disease is causing raised blisters on the leaves of my plant?
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. is a very beautiful ornamental tree, which is commonly known as pagoda tree because of its pagoda like growing habit. It is commonly infected by the Homopteran, ...
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Does my very young Eureka lemon tree have leaf disease?
The dark green veins and light green leaf material also indicate an Iron/Manganese deficiency which is very common with citrus grown on alkaline soils.
See here for more detail.
Repotting with new ...
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What are these alien egg-like things on the back of rose leaves?
It is not a rose, but a fern. Fern usually have sori (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorus), which are used to disperse spores.
Ferns have no flowers, so no seeds.
Note the white flowers come from a ...
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Why does this Jade plant have small leaves when compared to other Jade plants?
This plant is not a Crassula! It is a Portulacaria afra, commonly called Spekboom or Elephant Bush in South Africa, which is where it originates. It is extremely drought tolerant, but can also grow ...
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How to Get Indoor Avocado Tree to Branch Out
There are a lot of questions about avocado from people with the same issue. Avocado's have strong apical dominance. This plant wants to be a very tall tree. The other factor is that when grown ...
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Benefits of wiping the dust/dirt off the leaves?
Cleaning of plant leaves is usually only done on houseplants, because they're inclined to accumulate a lot of dust over time. Outdoors, exposed to the elements, plants get 'cleaned' by moving air (...
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I planted a vegetable but can't remember what it is
Gees, looks like a potato. But one couldn't forget planting a potato, right? Grins...I am being very bad! Potato would be fine planted in this humongous pot. Seeds of other plants, not so much. If ...
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Help with dying plant
Your question has the essential clue: a hallway with no sunlight. If you look closely, you will see that the new leaves are significantly larger and lighter than the older ones, which the plant ...
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Should I remove tomato plant leaves to Increase yield?
The professional association in my place also recommend to prune leaves, but not so much, and not in a single pass. Their reasoning:
bottom leaves are at risk to bring of fungal diseases (with ...
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Is powdery mildew spreading through my garden?
Looks like some kind of Verbena in the top pic, possibly Verbena bonariensis - these are prone to getting powdery mildew, particularly towards the end of the growing season, and the usual cause is ...
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Why are the leaves of my basil yellowing and falling off?
Basil is an annual even in the tropics. Since its flowering it wants to go to seed. Let it, then collect the seeds for the next crop of basil.
If you plant basil in a large enough pot so that plenty ...
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Are there any benefits from leaving dead leaves in the soil around a plant?
Leaving dead leaves on top of grass for too long can actually kill your grass. The grass needs the rays from the sun to give it strength and to help it grow. You could take the leaves and put it in ...
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Are there any benefits from leaving dead leaves in the soil around a plant?
Dead leaves are definitely a good source of nutrients to your plants. You can try and crush or shred them and then mix it with the soil. If you leave it as is, too many leaves may accumulate around ...
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What should I do with damaged leaves on my Money Plant?
Ah, so that's what you mean by Money Plant - this one's more commonly known as Devils Ivy or Pothos, but is, as you now say, Epipremnum aureum. It is on the list of plants toxic to rats, so again, I'd ...
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