A deadly new oak-tree disease can be prevented by pruning them in the dormant season (if needed) instead of spring or summer.

Ten years ago, a mysterious new disease was found sweeping through Hawaii’s native ‘ohi‘a forests, killing off the foundation ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to prune their oak trees in the winter to help stop the ...

Q: I am planning a permaculture garden on my half-acre lot. I know it’s best to plant fruit trees first. Which fruit trees fare best in this region? I would love apple, peach, plum, cherry and ...

This follows laboratory tests which proved it to be 85 per cent effective in combating the disease. The drug, derived from the bark of the African bush willow tree, has been shown to work by ...

The fight to protect trees in North Lanarkshire from Ash Dieback disease continues, as highlighted in a recent report. The annual update, which was approved by the council’s environment and ...

Leaves – Deciduous; simple; ovate to cordate shape; finely serrated margins with wavy appearance; 2-3” long, almost as wide as long; glabrous and leathery texture, glossy dark green color. Twigs and ...

Originally part of a landscaping initiative donated by the class of 1947, the area was enhanced in 2014 by adding nine Bartlett pear trees through the Replant Project. Emily Ryan, director of the ...

Dear Grant, William and Kate, When I was little, I liked to climb trees. I loved to grip the bark as I got higher and higher. Now I mostly hug trees – but I still love the way bark feels under ...

The tree was sown by Mary Ann Brailsford in the garden of her parents' home in Church Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, between 1809 and 1815. Almost 50 years later, a 17-year-old boy named ...

In 1921, a scientist in the Netherlands diagnosed the disease. Now known as Dutch Elm disease, it was spread by beetles living on the bark of elm trees. The beetle’s fungus blocks water and nutrients ...

The offensive against Dutch elm disease is paying off after the invasive fungus that kills elm trees was detected for the first time in Edmonton in August. The city expected to fight the disease ...