Fall Tree Care: Identifying Common Tree Diseases in Fall, Part 9
This is the ninth part of a series on fall tree diseases and disorders. This article examines maple tar spot and oak wilt. Introduction During fall, the environment undergoes a…
Fall Tree Care: Identifying Common Tree Diseases in Fall, Part 8
This is the eighth part of a series on fall tree diseases and disorders. This article examines powdery mildew and sooty mold. Introduction During fall, the environment undergoes a drastic…
Fall Tree Care: Identifying Common Tree Diseases in Fall, Part 7
This is the seventh part of a series on fall tree diseases and disorders. This article examines leaf scorch and lophodermium needle cast. Introduction During fall, the environment undergoes a…
Fall Tree Care: Identifying Common Tree Diseases in Fall, Part 6
This is the sixth part of a series on fall tree diseases and disorders. This article examines diplodia tip blight and Dutch elm disease. Introduction During fall, the environment undergoes…
Fall Tree Care: Identifying Common Tree Diseases in Fall, Part 2
This is the second part of a series on fall tree diseases and disorders. This article examines armillaria root rot and apple scab. Introduction During fall, the environment undergoes a…
Fall Tree Care: Identifying Common Tree Diseases in Fall, Part 1
This is the first part of a series on fall tree diseases and disorders. This article examines annosum root rot and anthracnose. Introduction During fall, the environment undergoes a drastic…
Tree Diseases: Thousand Cankers Disease (Geosmithia morbida)
Introduction Thousand cankers disease (Geosmithia morbida) is a disease complex that affects walnut trees. The complex begins with the infestation of vulnerable walnut trees by the walnut twig beetle, Pityophthorus…
Insect Profiles: Peachtree Borer (Synanthedon exitiosa)
Introduction Peachtree borer (Synanthedon exitiosa) , also called peach crown borer, is the most destructive pest of cherry, peach, plum, and other stone fruits. The insect damages trees during its…
Insect Profiles: Larder Beetle (Demestes lardarius)
Introduction Larder beetle (Demestes lardarius) is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is is recognized as a commercial and household pest. For hundreds of years, larder beetle…
Tree Profiles: Kousa Dogwood, Part 2 (Cornus kousa)
This the second of a two part series on Kousa dogwood. The following describes propagation methods for Kousa dogwood, the tree’s root system, preferred soil types, cultivars, damaging agents and…