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Q.: Last summer, you discussed the problem with maple tree borders. I wonder if the same problems apply to the ornamental Japanese maple tree? I did not take precautions the previous fall and lost ...
Japanese Maple Diseases To Watch Out For These beautiful trees can be infected by a number of diseases, such as anthracnose, ...
Japanese barberry has been valued for its dark red foliage and deer resistance due to thorns. Callery pear (also known by the cultivar name “Bradford”) became a popular street tree in the mid ...
It’s time to thin your Japanese laceleaf maple tree — just don’t go crazy with the pruning shears Originally published January 10, 2018 at 7:00 am Updated January 11, 2018 at 10:09 am ...
Japanese Maples are known for their vibrant spring foliage, but gardeners should be aware of a common mistake that can often prove fatal to these beautiful trees during this season. Mike McGroarty ...
Callery and Bradford pear trees have been greatly overplanted resulting in a visual monotony to landscapes. As any species of plant approaches a monoculture, diseases and/or insects become a ...
Never park under a Norway maple or a Callery pear. Chicago’s derecho damage points to need for more native tree planting, University of Illinois scientist Greg Spyreas says - Chicago Sun-Times ...
The Callery pear, a widely popular ornamental tree commonly sold under the names Bradford pear, Cleveland pear and flowering pear, has been added to Pennsylvania’s Controlled Plant and Noxious ...