Jeanne Somers contacted Public Investigator about her neighbor's dead ash trees toppling into her yard. Now, they're getting ...

Q: I’m attaching two photos. One is to show you our venerable old live oak and its importance to our house and our landscape. The other shows some white patches of bark. They’re easy to spot alongside ...

You’ll notice its peeling or ‘exfoliating’ bark. This decorative quality means it’s popular in horticulture and can be found in over 200 botanic gardens like Wakehurst. Look out for one around Stables ...

there are a few key signs to look for. If you notice that white, powdery buildup on your beech trees' bark, what you're seeing are beech scale insects gathering in clusters. Over time, as the ...

Dec. 10, 2024 — While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The study aims to help ...

Research by Crown Pavilions finds that a single tree ... insects.” The tell-tale signs of pests present within a Christmas tree include a white cotton-like wax from adelgids, fine sawdust from ...

Oak wilt is caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum. Once a tree is infected, the fungus may fruit, creating gray to black fungal pads under the tree’s bark. Fungal spores can be picked up by ...

Dear Neil: What is wrong with my live oak ... tree, almost assuredly within the wood of the tree. The bark is splitting and appears about to separate from the rest of the trunk. It looks like ...

In order to sip on the sweet and sappy drink, locals would boil the sap and bark of the black birch tree. Scientifically dubbed betula lenta, the black birch is also referred to as sweet birch ...

“Don’t trim, cut, or damage oaks when the beetles that spread oak wilt are flying,” he says. “If someone suspects oak wilt, look for ... can use the tree however they’d like,” such ...

It is the larval stage of these insects that induce the plant to produce abnormal growths, known as galls, that enclose the developing larvae. These galls are part of the biodiversity a healthy oak ...

If you’ve ever unboxed and assembled a holiday tree only to find it didn’t look anything like the advertised photos, this guide is for you. You’ll discover how each tested tree in our lineup ...