http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/ Cases for UWEX Cooperative Extension PlantDOC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:58:31 CST en-us http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=14025 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=14025 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:28:53 CST This plant was found in woodland, 45% canopy along the forest trail road. Any suggestions as to it's identification? Thanks http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=14019 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=14019 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:55:10 CST Homeowner has 10-15 arbor vitae with branch dieback in just a few specimens. They were planted about 15 years ago. Landowner noticed sap running when she trimmed back the dieing branches. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=14005 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=14005 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:19:40 CST Found growing along asphalt driveway at the edge of where red granite fill meets the lawn. When first picked (two weeks ago) outside was beige in color and inside dark brown and mushy. Now inside is the color of baking cocoa and a powder. Any ideas of what kind it is? http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13990 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13990 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:20:43 CST Plant is growing on top of soil in one of two raised vegetable garden beds 4"x20' and has been an ongoing issue for 3 years. Extremely shallow rooted. Live in heavily wooded area and gardens receive only morning sun. Rotates vegetables on a yearly basis. Uses no lime, pesticides or herbicides but uses Miracle Gro and fertilizes w/dead fish and algae from pond. Doesn't seem to affect vegetable grow or production. Is afraid is taking nutrients away from produce. Please ID and suggest control. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13982 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13982 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:44:57 CST Anyone have resources to answer mushroom ID questions? Can anyone give me a name or family that this mushroom belongs to? Homeowner is curious as to what it is and how it reproduces. Thanks! http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13970 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13970 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:22:39 CST Homeowner found this plant in her garden. Hummingbirds love it. Wants to know if it is an invasive, or can she share seeds of it with her neighbors http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13957 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13957 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:30:34 CST A positive ID would be much appreciated! To me this weed looks like a nightshade composite with a little white cockle for good measure. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13938 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13938 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:56:27 CST Brown tassle-like growths on balsams. Typically on the end or at a split. Please ID problem. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13930 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13930 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:58:06 CST This plant was found growing in a neglected perennial garden that the new owner wants to renovate. Is this a perennial that should be saved or is it a weed? http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13927 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13927 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:20:24 CST This plant is growing wild in homeowners wooded area behind his house. He's very interested to find out what it might be. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13914 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13914 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:09:20 CST Client received a deck planter early this spring as a gift. This began growing out of it and is now 7ft tall with a 2" diameter stalk. Side shoots have the top tassel which looks like it will have tiny small yellow flowers once it actually blooms. Leaves have stiff hairs and almost feel sandpaperish on both sides with rough woody stalks. Looking for an ID. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13815 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13815 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:15:57 CST I would appreciate help identifying this shrub. It is growing as part of a landscape in a homeowners lawn planted by the previous owner who has no clue what he planted or where it came from. The new owner has small children and is concerned that the fruit might be toxic to his family. Can anyone help me ID the shrub and tell if the fruit is toxic? Thank You! http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13793 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13793 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:55:53 CST 2-3 year old apple tree planted in a garden is losing its leaves. The first year it was planted it actually produced fruit. This year its leaves are turning brown, curling up and falling off. 3-4 branches are completely dead. What could be wrong with this apple tree? http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13791 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13791 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:51:34 CST Is this raspberry plant diseased? Customer has a 20' row of raspberries and 5-10 plants in the row are stunted and not bearing fruit. All the others are fine. What could be happening? http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13760 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13760 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:48:14 CST A customer brought in a sample of a plant she has growing on a hill along her lake front property. The plant grows 6-8 feet tall in sandy soil and spreads easily. It has white flowers in the spring and has red berries that the birds eat. Please ID. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13701 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13701 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:00:03 CST 10 year old grape vines have been experiencing symptoms for the last 3 years. The leaves develop small brown spots as shown. These spots get bigger and eventually the whole leaf turns brown and falls off. The vine is growing grapes but as the leaves get worse the grapes turn hard. They sprayed vines with Bonide citrus fruit and nut spray 2 years ago and sprayed last year with liquid cop. Neither worked. What is wrong with these grapes? http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13605 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13605 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:12:51 CST Help needed to identify weed in vacant field. About 18-24 inches tall. Couple of different opinions so far on what it is, looking for others input. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13539 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=13539 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:06:07 CST Two samples were found in a food plot. Customer wants to know what they are and if they are benificial to his food plot or if they are just weeds. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=9030 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=9030 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:00:00 CST Our Master Gardeners are doing a rain barrel project and a fertilizer company is willing to donate 55 gallon plastic barrels for converting to rain barrels. These barrels contained 85% phosphoric acid. They have been thoroughly rinsed and the donor would rinse again if desired. They shouldn't pose any risk to plants being watered from the barrels. My questions, after all the rinsing, what is the risk of acid burn and is it ok to use the barrels? Thanks, Ken http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=8111 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=8111 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:00 CST The new homeowner has been at the house for two years and the plum trees have produced fruit each year. One plum tree is now looking diseased. The plum trees are located near the road and no chemicals have been used on the lawn. In the winter months the county piles snow from the roads at the end of her drive, she is concerned maybe that is affecting the plants. She would like the trees identified and would like to know some form of treatment if any. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=8071 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=8071 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:00 CST The tree is about 5 inches in diameter and it has white flowers with red berries. The canopy of the tree fans out like an umbrella. The tree is about 12 feet tall and about 50 yrs old. The bark is grey and semi-smooth. The leaves are browning on the outer edges of the entire tree. The homeowners dont want to lose it because it is close to their deck. Looking for ID and possible cause of browning? http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=7850 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=7850 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:00:00 CST The 4-7+" of rain during the past few days has harkened back memories of 2004. Some potential topics of discussion and pictures: corn flooding-#16 and #22 soybean flooding-#10 lodged wheat-#15 weed control-#11 (note: more than the usual number of fields with no attempt to control alfalfa before planting) erosion and runoff-#25 Of course nitrogen loss figures to be huge and the economics of applying more N will be questioned. Still trying to finish up hay harvest. What isn't cut is lodged, wet, and for the most part yellow underneath the canopy. Compaction......a given!! http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=4031 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=4031 Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:00:00 CST On August 3rd, the Fall River area of Columbia County was hit by baseball-sized hail. Returning to hail damaged fields 6 weeks later, we find that the soybean plants have recovered fully and have set pods. Seed is unlikely to mature before frost at this point, but the recovery observed suggests that this species is capable of a remarkable level of adaptation to adverse conditions. Is it possible that this field would suffer no yield loss if allowed to mature? 9-29-04 update. Light frost this morning. Extent of damage unknown. Soybeans have not matured significantly in the last week in spite of warm weather. They have developed powdery mildew. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=298 http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/plantdoc/viewCase.cfm?cid=298 Mon, 15 May 2000 12:00:00 CST Significant hail damage on winter wheat in Manitowoc and Calumet counties on May 12. Wheat is severed with about a 6" stubble. My sense would be that no-tilling soybeans into the stubble would be the best option. My experience with wheat regrowth suggests next to nothing for yield potential. Additional recommendations and confirmation appreciated.