A bark beetle outbreak has severely affected ponderosa pine in the San Juan and Uncompahgre National Forests, and KSJD’s Cara ...

The Osage orange tree, native to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, was once prized for its hardy wood and thorny branches, but ...

Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a promising approach to addressing a longstanding challenge for ...

Doll's eyes is a self-seeding perennial that has less than 10 seeds in each berry. The seeds will germinate the year after ...

Citrus greening disease is caused by the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. There is no known cure for the disease.

Every gardener has a favorite "event" during the course of a growing season. No contest in 2024: ours was watching the ...

A: The mushrooms are feeding on decaying wood. Take them off because they have grown right around the trunk of the tree, and will rot the bark, eventually causing the top of the tree to die. Spray ...

Why are lilacs, ornamental crabs, and some apple trees blooming now? Plants flower when they’re happy, but also when they’re not happy. Stress, either from disease or weather, can cause plants’ ...

Signs and symptoms of pests and diseases are also causes for concern. Apple scab on apple and crabapple trees has been ...

With an increase in storm damage to trees this year, wounds are more common. When a tree has an open wound or is pruned, I’m ...

In the UK the disease poses a significant threat to about 12,000 hectares of woodland which has sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) as the dominant tree ... wounded bark. The susceptibility of the host ...

The top 10 list shows a rise in diseases of fruit trees, with 9 out of the top 11 having the potential to impact fruit crop, cause leaf defoliation and even kill the plant. These diseases are largely ...