Some factors that may lead to decline in a redbud include verticillium wilt, poor soil conditions with soil that is too wet or wrong sun exposure. A redbud tree requires well-drained soil and full ...

Scientists recently isolated a fungus that kills the tree: a microscopic organism called Verticillium nonalfalfae ... by infecting it with vascular wilt disease, essentially clogging the plant ...

When you live a long time with trees ... from laurel wilt, spread by the nonnative ambrosia beetle. Woods that were once woods are becoming fields again. We watched the old maple die slowly.

Lower mint prices and an increase in microscopic worms that worsen the fungal disease, known as Verticillium wilt, have resulted in a $4 million drop in Idaho peppermint sales last year ...

Second to girdling roots, a huge issue I encounter with Norway maple is a disease that infects the entire tree called verticillium wilt. This soil-borne fungus frequently appears on Norway maple even ...

Plus, it is a low-maintenance tree once established in partial shade. Disease and pest concerns are limited, but keep an eye out for verticillium wilt, the common disease that can wreak havoc on your ...

(KDKA) — The iconic maple trees that line the entrance of Round ... said the trees contracted a deadly disease, known as verticillium wilt, from a fungus living in the soil.

It's part of an effort to use a species of maple tree common to southern New Jersey that has only half as much sugar as the maples of Vermont, the nation's maple syrup capital. The idea is to see ...

If you notice bare branches on your maple tree this spring or observe a sudden leaf drop, your tree may have an insect problem and the maple petiole borer may be the culprit. Although trees drop ...

FRANKLIN – About a dozen fifth-grade students crowded around Michael DeMain and a 175-year-old maple tree in the forest preserve surrounding the Wehr Nature Center in Franklin, eager to collect ...