In a wet year, a disease-resistant apple tree may still show the symptoms of apple scab and powdery mildew, fungal diseases that are encouraged by high humidity and wet leaves.

DNA sequencing shows young trees are more likely to have gene variants that confer partial resistance to a fungus that has ...

Hazard maps are an important tool in disease management, serving as a guide on where to plant trees bred to be resistant to fusiform rust. However, many of the previous maps are outdated.

Koch finished her survey at the 4,800-acre park with only five or six trees that she thought might be resistant to the disease. But it was enough. That handful of specimens helped her return to ...

Natural selection is acting upon thousands of locations within the ash tree DNA, driving the evolution of resistance as the ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced there are worsening conditions of beech leaf disease in the state.

While most large-scale planting projects will buy trees for less than a pound a sapling, disease-resistant elms are only available as larger trees and come with a larger price tag; in some cases ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Forestry Commission says on its Facebook page that fungal disease is affecting pine trees in the state.Here is the post: Montgomery, Ala. – Last year, southern ...

Researchers are using the “survivor” elms from around the state – identified by forestry officials, arborists and private landowners – to grow Dutch elm disease-resistant trees.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - 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 approximately ...

Pecan trees can be a nice addition to your landscape. Just be sure you have the proper space and select a variety — or varieties — that will work for your needs.

The National Trust is planting 100 disease-resistant elm trees at three of its Norfolk estates at Blickling Estate, Felbrigg Estate and Sheringham Park. On Thursday, the last of five trees were ...