Japanese black pine tree with a blue sky in the background - Mawaddah Fauziah/Getty Images Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) is an incredibly striking, hardy tree with iconic long needles and ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Pine forests are important to the environment. But recently, outside factors plague the health of pine trees in Alabama. Last year, southern pine beetles devastated ...
A late-March ice storm that left a 12-county area of northern Michigan a disaster area has left thousands of broken, damaged and fallen trees. And that is a vector for pests and disease. DNR officials ...
The recent ice storm has left an overwhelming tangle of downed and damaged trees across northern Michigan and the eastern Upper Peninsula. For those working with damaged trees in this region or across ...
Not soon before the holiday season, Louisiana State University Agriculture Center reported that damaging pests are being found in pine trees in Louisiana forests. According to LSU AgCenter, the Ips ...
Property owners and tree care professionals who recognize the early warning signs can often prevent more serious damage later in the season.
What would you say is the greatest threat to the survival of our trees? Deforestation? Climate change? How about disease? Many of us don't really think about trees getting sick or infected but pests ...
Climate change and drought are shifting how and where infectious plant disease moves in a forest. Even pathogens have their limits. When it gets too hot or too dry, some pathogens — like many living ...