Tree problems can be very sneaky. A lot of the time they creep in, and before you know it, the problem is staring you in the face, demanding attention. I've had several calls in the past two weeks ...

Many spruce trees in our area suffer from a common needle disease and are in decline. We get several calls each year with trees showing these symptoms. This information from our Extension Plant ...

Concerned about the health of his favorite tree, a reader recently contacted me. “My blue spruce is losing some needles. Can you help me save my tree?” Not only have I had multiple readers complain ...

In recent years, most all spruce varieties have been having difficulty fighting off the fungal disease Rhizosphaera needle cast. This fungal disease causes premature death and casting of needles of ...

Editors note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

The following is by Iowa State University Linn County Extension Master Gardener Intern, Jane Schildroth: Many people are noticing that Blue Spruce trees are looking stressed this summer. According to ...

Living in the humid mid-Atlantic area, we have lots of fungal and bacterial diseases to contend with. There is one in particular that I have seen increase in our area. It is a fungal pathogen called ...

It is almost time to spray spruces for needle cast disease caused by Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii. Protective sprays applied when new needles are half-emerged from the candles provide satisfactory control.

ROCKFORD — If you peer past the ornaments and outer branches at the base of the city's official Christmas tree — a broad and bulky 40-foot-tall blue spruce — you'll find yellow and brown needles along ...