It’s likely that your magnolia tree suffers from a scale insect. Magnolias are susceptible to three types. Look for bumps along the 1- to 2-year-old twigs of the tree.

The problem with your Japanese magnolias is an insect problem, not a disease. The tan growths are magnolia scale insects. They are sucking the sap from the tree.

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Sometimes your magnolia tree may H20 issues — it's either getting too much or too little. Magnolias tend to thrive in hardiness zones 6 through 10 and can be invasive in some cases.

Alice Taylor, 2, delights in a world of wonder underneath a flowering pink magnolia tree on Monday, April 8, 2019, in her front yard along the 1400 block of Bellevue Avenue in Richmond Heights.

Magnolia scale is a frequent concerns for those who love the ... Magnolia scale is a frequent concerns for those who love the flowering trees and shrubs. Getting rid of it can be challenging. News.

Magnolia scale spends the winter on one- or two-year-old twigs as tiny, dark-colored nymphs. As the temperatures warm in the ...

Scale insects are most noticeable in late spring and summer, when they appear as whitish lumps up to ½-inch long on the branches. In severe infestations, entire branches may be coated with scale ...

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Magnolia scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum) is a soft scale insect that attacks only magnolia trees, including the popular star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) and saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana).