What’s Wrong With My Tree? Wetwood

Wetwood Is A Common Bacterial Disease Also called slime flux, wetwood is a common bacterial disease of trees that affects a wide range of species, including:

What’s Wrong With My Tree? Tip Blight of Austrian Pines

Tip Blight Is A Destructive Fungal Disease Of Pines Sphaeropsis tip blight of pines, also known as diplodia tip blight, is caused by the fungus, Sphaeropsis sapinea. This fungal disease is highly destructive of pines and overwinters in the infected shoots, bark, and seed cones of pine trees. The most [...]

Why do evergreens stay green all year?

We love the colors of fall. With all that red, orange, brown, and gold, there is also a hint of green from evergreens like juniper and pine. Why do they stay that way, and how does that benefit them when all other trees drop their leaves? We’ll tell you!

Should I rake up the leaves on my lawn or leave them?

With the changing of the leaves comes their falling. This beautiful red, gold, and orange blanket of leaves on our lawns are pretty to look at and play in, but what should you do with it? Traditionally, we rake our lawns of leaves for aesthetic reasons and bag them for [...]

What’s wrong with my tree? Sooty mold

Sooty mold is a fungal disease caused by sap-sucking insects Sooty mold is a fungus that is dark-colored and grows on the honeydew produced by sap-sucking insects like aphids. This fungus appears as a black, powdery substance that can cover leaves and twigs. It can even be seen on lawn [...]