I think you are right. It doesn't seem to spread to other leaves. If it was downy mildew, those yellow spots would turn into brown wilt at some time, and even if they are still yellow, the leaves seem healthy so far. -Powdery mildew is very easy to recognise, as creates a white "fuzz" on the upper side of the leaf. I think these two are the types, of which they are most receptible. As for the colouration, well, it is more or less the same as it was last week. Perhaps the yellow splotches have moved a bit further apart, as the leaves have grown in size, but I'm not sure if that is the case, or just in my imagination. -I'm quite sure that the smallest (and lowest) of those leaves looks just about the same as it did a week ago, but then again, it hasn't grown either.

Oh boy. I lost my entire reply by hitting the Back button after hitting Preview Message. In any event, THANK YOU SO VERY VERY much for your replies! In the meantime, I dug up an older pruning book of mine which dealt with the issue of losing a leader and it also had the same advice as you gave me here. So I gather that I should only be really ticked off and not panicked. :-) I appreciate it most sincerely. Though I would prefer not to have to deal with this at all! Regarding TyTy. I did look for them in Dave's Garden 'Scoop' section and they were not listed. Naively, I supposed that meant that they did mostly local business or something. In other words, I saw it as neutral/benign instead of a reason to be wary. The reason they caught my attention was that they were offering Wisteria trained as standards. They are very very pricey here in New England and quite rare. (A place in CT sells a few-year-old Wisteria 'trees' for several hundred apiece.) The ones from TyTy were not a pittance but they were not exorbitant, either. It arrived and it looks great. It surely is a Wisteria vine trained as a standard! While I have tied it up as of today, it's weathered a severe New England winter -- a major Nor'easter just last week -- standing on its own. While on the site, I decided to order some other trees because they had larger, more mature trees available at a competitive price. Again, not prices so low they were unrealistic, but competitive. So, I ordered and I was very happy. The trees very very very well-packaged and stuffed with paper strips that kept them tight but with plenty of air circulation, plenty of hydrating gel on the roots and roots structures that look very nicely established. Also, as I mentioned, they were the only ones to be 'generous in their accuracy' rather than just 'technically accurate.' (just came up with that phrase and I think I'll keep it.) My experience has been that when ordering a specimen listed as bieng 3-7' in height, it usually arrives at 3'-1/16th.' These from TyTy are actually a few years old and taller than I, and I'm about 6-2/6-3 with my work boots on. Likewise, all the trees appear to be the variety I ordered and which they are labeled. But now I am worried! Fingers crossed for when warm weather strikes us here and these plants start to wake up! Sincerest thanks again!!!!! -- Jay Here is a link that might be useful: Motto

This vet raises some red flags in my mind. I think you're wise to question her and be suspicious. There's so many things involved in pets and foods, it's hard to know where to start. First a few basics: Cats, like dogs are carnivores. They're designed to eat meat. They need animal-based proteins, not plant-based. The cheap foods do not meet their needs. There are huge differences in pet foods. Seldom are good quality foods sold in grocery stores. Iams is a good (called "premium") quality food so yes there's some exceptions. I gave mine Eukanuba (termed "super premium", along with SciDi, Wellness, Innova, Blue and others) for a long time and they thrived on it. Better quality foods have better nutrition and I found the cats ate less to get their needs. Cheap stuff didn't satisfy their nutritional needs so they'd eat more. There's a value to paying more and using less. And I noticed the difference in their coats by using a super-premium food. Then Eukanuba became unavailable so I moved on to Wellness, Blue Buffalo and some others. There's nothing wrong with feeding dry food if the animal consumes enough water. Most do. But as they age, sometimes they don't drink as much water as they should. Some people like to mix a little water with the dry food. I never did. Each animal is different so there's no one-size-fits-all. I also used the different life-stage foods with my animals. "Senior" and "Mature" cats have different dietary needs than do kittens and adult. Free feeding has been bantered about for years and often without knowledge. Cats are not dogs. Many people don't understand this. Cats do not, well, usually do not eat the volume in a sitting that a dog does. Free feeding solves this. Most of the cats I've had and dealt with would go eat 4-6 kibble then walk away. Come back in 1/2 hr to 45 min and eat a few more. If you want to feed a cat 8-10 times a day which is more conducive to their dietary needs, go ahead. I have been free-feeding all the animals I've had all my life. The only trouble I had was with one cat who was starved as a kitten and she feared not getting food. However, free feeding dry food solved this issue. When she'd be given meat or canned food, which she seldom received, she'd wolf it down and overeat. My sister believes in feeding a set amount per day and that's it. I don't agree with that because, again, when the cat gets the food ration they often tend to wolf it down, overeat and often even vomit because of the stress on their system. That's not good for them. Friskies is not a good quality food. There's much better stuff out there. I know it's cheap but there's a reason. I gave my last one Sheeba from Target & Walmutt quite a bit in her waning years. More expensive but they always had a coupon on a multi-pack which made it much more reasonable. Fancy Feast is not as good but much better than Friskies. 9-Lives is better than Friskies but again, only mid-road. I've found that skimping on pet food quality results in increased vet bills. Another thing that is hard to get across to people. Why not feed cats fish? Fish is not part of a cat's normal diet. How many times have you seen a cat standing in a river catching salmon like a bear? Nope. And people who feed tuna and the like to cats are actually hurting them. Tuna, as with most fish do not have the nutrients needed. And cats can't eat the bulk to eat more to fill out their nutritional needs. Milk is also not good to give to cats. This too, many people fight. Dairy is generally bad for cats, however some can tolerate it. People need to learn about their pets. Just because you like it doesn't mean it's good for your pets. There's also a lot of misconceptions and sales jobs that go on out there. Corn is often misunderstood. Rice growers did a good sell-job condemning corn as a carbohydrate (and yes, cats need carbohydrates in their diets) and misled the public amazingly well. Finely ground corn (not whole kernel, used in cheap foods) is 97% digestible. Rice spikes the animals sugar level and can cause issues in many animals. Why do some use rice while some use corn? Simple, they use what's closest to them. The rice users are closer to rice suppliers so it's cheaper to get rice transported to them. To convince people to use their product, they had to do a sell job. Not looking to write a book so I'll close it out here. My best to your furlines Jasdip. Give them a snort of catnip for me.

i think this is more common among certain varieties and has to do with the amt of light the plant is getting? I have one thanksgiving cactus that stays green no matter what and one that gives me a nice purple color, and they're in the same pot. but yes, to echo josh, nothing to worry about.