A new tree disease has spread in forests in Massachusetts, joining invasive pests and climate change as top priorities for foresters to address. The state has found beech leaf disease in more than 90 ...

Because powdery mildew does not significantly affect the health of most plants, treatment is seldom necessary or practical in the home garden. Many gardeners learn to live with the appearance of ...

To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...

The University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), has an online plant identification tool ...

We love the vibrant colors of maple trees in the fall. These deciduous beauties bring not only great color but also a recognizable leaf shape and (our favorite) whirlybird seeds that helicopter their ...

What a month we have had. Rainfall has been spotty – plentiful in parts of the state but bone dry in others. A rain gauge is an important tool in the garden. In addition to rain, many parts of ...

A booklet produced in 2025 by the Rotoiti 15 trust, Department of Conservation and Scion – now part of the Bioeconomy Science ...

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 ...

When Thomas "T" Diemer moved to New Orleans in 1988, he noticed the palm trees everywhere — especially the ones with bright orange fruit. “Once, even I stopped the car because a tree had so many and ...