Knowing the signs of common fruit tree diseases can help you minimize losses, protect your trees (and fruit yield), and prevent other trees in your yard or orchard from contracting the disease. Here ...

Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

A potentially devastating disease epidemic is attacking our region's most common evergreen trees. Colorado, Black Hills and Norway spruce have long been planted in yards and shelterbelts. Most of the ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- One of the most common trees found across northern Michigan is at high risk for disease from now until mid-July. We look at why red oaks are more prone to disease now ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth and ...

An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial wetwood. It is also known as slime flux. Wetwood is a common disease affecting ...

Jacaranda tree in bloom against a blue sky - Simon Mcgill/Getty Images Also known as the fern tree because of its fern-like foliage, the jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia) is a deciduous species ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Several cases of oak wilt fungus have been confirmed in the Bird Hills Nature Area after a concerned resident reported a tree that looked unhealthy to city officials.

FARGO - This year, the wet and cold spring weather is conducive to the development of anthracnose on shade trees. The anthracnose fungus can appear on just about any woody plant if conditions are ...