However, almost all mature American elm trees have been killed in the last 50 years by Dutch elm disease, which is caused by a fungus, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, introduced from Asia. Elm bark beetles ...

But whoever dreamed up the worst pruning practice for any tree — topping ornamental pears to “save them” from their fate — is out of their mind. Let me back up and explain. Ornamental pear ...

Want to know which ones you should never chop in the fall? Grumpy's got all the answers.

Only work with plump, healthy fruit that is disease ... plum trees are relatively drought-tolerant. Although, make sure the trees have adequate water at the time they are flowering and fruiting.

A mysterious disease that is killing beech trees is spreading across parts of the United States. Scientists say the disease, known as Beech Leaf Disease, has been recorded in Ohio and Pennsylvania ...

For existing inventories - If you have a previously developed timber inventory and if you have access to the individual tree data collected during the inventory, these data could be entered in the ...

Emerging infectious diseases are infections that have recently appeared within a population or those whose incidence or geographic range is rapidly increasing or threatens to increase in the near ...

Many American ornamental crabapples ... good selection as a street tree near utility lines. Since crabapples are in the rose family, they can be susceptible to many diseases that cause issues.

Home security doesn't have to look utilitarian; use native plants with protective elements to upgrade your landscape and ...

Provide crabapple trees with at least 1 inch of water per week. Adjust to 2 inches of water during the warm season. The ...

The British plum season starts in late July with the Opal variety and finishes in mid-to late-September with the Marjorie Seedling. Each variety has a 2-3 week season. British plums develop an ...

From the popular cherry allée in Duke Gardens to the pops of color around campus, see where spring shines at Duke Duke Gardens Director of Horticulture Robert Mottern said that the show the gardens ...