Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

During the period between April 15 and July 15, beetles actively carry spores of fungus from tree to tree, meaning oak trees are at high risk for infection with oak wilt. Oak trees with wounds in ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

The city mailed letters to residents in neighborhoods where the disease caused the removal of oak trees owned by the city. To learn more about Oak Wilt, view the Ohio State University's Oak Wilt fact ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Pin oak or Quercus palustris is named for a characteristic where small, thin, ...

MADISON (WKOW) — As the calendar rolls into April, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources put out an advisory Wednesday urging residents to watch out for oak wilt disease. According to a news ...

MICHIGAN: For most people, April 15 is the annual tax-filing deadline. For people like Roger Mech – and other forest health professionals – April 15 also marks the beginning of the yearly window when ...

The last big pin oak tree in Cheapside Park came down this week, and there is a dispute about what caused its demise. Tim Queary, the city's urban forester, said the tree had heart-rot disease and ...