From your description, it’s likely your tree is suffering from chlorosis, which is a yellowing of green leaves due to a lack of chlorophyll. Symptoms of chlorosis could appear in a few branches or the ...

Many gardeners are familiar with chlorosis, a nutrient deficiency that affects the production of chlorophyll, the green pigment found in leaves. The symptoms are fairly easy to recognize: pale green ...

While driving around town last week, I slowed suddenly and commented, “Sheesh, look at the awful iron chlorosis on that maple!” My wife, Mary, forever the optimist, felt the tree was “showy” with its ...

Many trees, shrubs, and other ornamental plantings in Indiana and throughout the Midwest suffer from iron deficiency caused by high pH (alkaline) soil. Soil pH affects plant growth directly and ...

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1. Chlorotic orange trees have been improved temporarily by the injection of iron-salt solutions into the trees. Subsequent injections are necessary in order to maintain the trees in a healthy ...

It’s still a touch too early for fall color, but some of our landscape trees are certainly changing and it’s not a good thing. While this change in color at this time of year isn’t something ...

Many trees and plants in Indiana suffer from iron deficiency, chlorsis, induced by high (alkaline) soil pH. A symptom from the iron deficiency is the leaf yellowing. Plants suffering from iron ...

Question: We have a Raywood ash that’s probably eight years old and huge. The tree has done so well; however, this year I noticed it is more of a light lime green instead of a true green. I am ...

The foliage of most trees is a deep shade of green. When leaves deviate from this, it could be the result of an insect, disease, or environmental condition that is impacting the tree. When the leaves ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — On this Saturday’s edition of ...