My Chinese elm has white stuff round the base, any ideas?
By Carolsan
Devon,
United Kingdom
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10 Mar, 2009
Answers
Brush it off gently or paint it with diluted insecticide, or if it's mould then use fungicide. Or has someone had a flour fight?
10 Mar, 2009
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Hard to tell from this magnification, but it could be root aphids.
10 Mar, 2009