Iowa State researchers are getting to the root of a problem with some Iowa Bur Oak trees.The disease is caused by a fungus and can first be spotted attacking the leaves on Bur Oak trees."Somebody ...
Oak leaf blister is caused by a fungus that attacks most species of oaks found in Louisiana. It can be particularly bad when the weather is cool and wet. (LSU AgCenter photo) Oak leaf blister, a ...
PITTSBURGH — An invasive fungus is wreaking havoc on local oak trees. Oak wilt disease is fast-moving, killing some trees in less than a year. Local experts showed Channel 11′s Lisa Sylvester what to ...
That means prevention is key. “If you need to have an oak pruned to remove damaged branches or improve its structure, have it ...
With the help of a new grant, a team of researchers at the University of Minnesota researchers are studying oak wilt, an invasive fungus that is threatening Minnesota’s oak tree population. Sometimes ...
If it wasn't bad enough that the emerald ash borer is devastating the local population of ash trees and the woolly adelgids are after our hemlock trees, a deadly fungus that has the potential to ...
It’s called watchful waiting. Being prepared. There is a fungal disease — oak wilt — that can quickly kill oak trees, especially red oaks. White oaks, the state tree, seem to survive better. Beetles ...
Michigan, there have been multiple confirmed reports of oak wilt in Isabella, Clare, and Gratiot counties. Even more cases ...
Answer: It was normal this summer. Mildew and other fungal diseases afflicted various types of trees because of excessive rains. Some trees lost 20 to 30 percent of their leaves in late July and ...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Another tree-killing fungus has been found in the Tri-State Area. As CBS2's Elise Finch reported Monday, the oak wilt fungus until recently was only impacting trees in upstate ...
Q. We have a pin oak tree that is approximately 30 feet tall. On the north-facing side of the tree there are many wilted leaves, and there are many balls of strange growth. Pictures of the leaves and ...