If you’re thinking of planting for pollinators this spring, I will be teaching a one-hour class at the Columbus Public ...

If you want to enjoy the literal fruits of a tree's labor, consider growing helpful plants in its vicinity. One great option ...

Spring-bearing strawberry plants that were set out this spring should have blossoms pinched off. New plants have a limited ...

The most disease-susceptible apple of the bunch is ‘Northern Spy’. While resistant to fire blight, it is susceptible to bitter pit, powdery mildew, apple scab, and cedar apple rust. There are no known ...

When pruning a large branch, be sure to undercut a small distance closer to the trunk on the underside of the targeted branch ...

Trees get diseases too! For the molecular research scientists that identify and provide management recommendations for plant diseases that impact trees and other woody plants, tools specifically ...

Skin diseases are pathologic conditions that affect the body's surfaces (also called the integument), including skin, hair, nails and associated glands. They can involve all layers of the skin and ...

the study quantified the long-term impacts of BLD on individual trees, using a unique data set collected annually since before the disease was first detected in the region. Of 263 American beech trees ...

We'd hoped it would be a wonderful homecoming, but I couldn't shake the mantle of failure. During this time the apple tree became symbolic of what was going on in my heart. When we first moved into ...

The UFU and the Northern Ireland Sheep Industry Taskforce have reiterated calls for urgent action to support the affected local farmers and to tackle scab appropriately and effectively. The reader ...