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

Some lawn maintenance is recommended now that the leaves have fallen.Experts explained why this is the best time of year to ...

Oak wilt is a fungal disease that can weaken white oaks and kill red oak trees within just a few weeks. The fungus enters the ...

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

Q: One of my five oak trees is having this problem and I’m wondering what ... examine the tree closely and determine whether ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

A UC Berkeley-led citizen science project has discovered at least four outbreaks of a new, potentially more aggressive form ...

Often trees with decaying wood in their trunks are beginning to lose strength. They can come tumbling down without warning.

From now through the end of December is the time of year to inspect your trees for Sudden Oak Death. The mold pathogen that causes Sudden Oak Death, phytophthora ramorum, is most active during wet ...

Bradford pears have notoriously weak crotches (branch angles). Think of your index and middle fingers forming a “V” for ...

If there is one certainty for all humans, it’s that we are drawn to natural elements.

Various shelf fungi continue to hug trees, but another catches my eye, one often passed by: jelly fungus. Here, on the branches of a downed oak, the brown-black jelly grows. This fungus has been ...