Jan wrote:
Rub the branches over with Milton on a cloth, you should b able to see if the spots come off...
Did that tonight, first with a cloth, then with my nail I tried to scrape it off. But It looks like a mark in the tree, and it's not possible to remove it.
I just wrote an email with the pictures attached to a couple of gardening experts I found online, hoping that one will get back to me.
The marks are completely flat, and it doesn't look like there might be scale insects, but what do i know!
I think it's time to get a big knife out and peel a small section, see what's beneath.
Now, wouldn't it be funny if they were just paint spray? Maybe the lady who gave me the branches did some paint job in the garden... wishful thinking lol but I really hope it's not insects or worst.