This actually isn’t fungal, and instead is a population of a pest insect called white prunicola scale. Scale insects suck plant juices, and they live either on foliage for part of the year or, in this ...

I planted a group of cherry laurels 3 years ago, and each year the leaves yellow in early summer. It involves the entire shrub despite fungicides and pesticides. They recover, and after trimming, they ...

Looking for an attractive, fast-growing tree that can also function as a screen or privacy fence? Cherry laurel trees (Prunus laurocerasus), sometimes referred to as English laurel, could be the ...

Switzerland has banned the sale and import of the cherry laurel from September 1, with the aim of preventing the spread of this invasive species that is often used as a hedge. The new measure does not ...

Before I was born, way back in 1950, one of my relatives by marriage who wasn’t asked to join the Junior League built the biggest house in town. An intuitive designer, she understood the concept of ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have a cherry laurel tree in my yard that is full of ripe berries. Except for bird food, are the berries good for anything else? They are plump and quite bitter. — Howard ...

Would inkberry be a good replacement for my cherry laurel that is always covered with white scale insects? Inkberry is a native evergreen holly and makes a good alternative for problematic cherry ...

Q: We have three cherry laurels out front that were planted last spring. They did great over the summer, fall and all winter. But when the weather started to warm up, they have started to turn brown ...

“Presidents’ Day” is upon us again, and that always makes me think of George Washington. For a botanist, the old legend about young George’s chopping down a cherry tree is rather memorable. So, in ...

Q: The stems of cherry laurel are turning white. It looks like mold or some sort of infection. Some leaves look OK while others have turned yellow or brown. Can I treat it? This actually isn’t fungal, ...