Maple trees in urban environments show signs of stress due to the urban heat island effect. Impervious surfaces like pavement retain heat and disrupt water absorption, stressing trees and making them ...

Safeguarding your trees against pests is important to their health and longevity. Invasive species can wreak havoc by defoliating or infecting trees, and left untreated, can lead to loss of limbs and ...

If you notice bare branches on your maple tree this spring or observe a sudden leaf drop, your tree may have an insect problem and the maple petiole borer may be the culprit. Although trees drop ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Japanese maple. PHOTO BY JERRY NAUNHEIM JR./POST-DISPATCH Q • I have a bloodgood Japanese maple, and it’s covered in Japanese ...

A couple of recent, late June, incidents are reminders that gardeners need to be vigilant during the long, warm days of summer. Being cold-blooded, insects that are sluggish in cold weather become ...

Spotted lanternflies, the invasive pests that have spread across the Northeast after first appearing in Pennsylvania nearly a decade ago, may not be as harmful to forests and trees as initially feared ...

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Maple trees are among the most loved and widely planted shade trees in home landscapes. Maples produce seeds that fall like tiny helicopters from the tree, which kids love to run to and catch. As ...

Editor’s note for print readers: This column was inadvertently omitted from Friday’s newspaper. Now that we’ve had six weeks’ exposure to hot, dry conditions, that’s when the challenging questions ...

Your fresh Christmas tree can play host to several types of pests. To prevent an infestation, it's important to check for pests several times before you bring your Christmas tree inside. If you can't ...

In Wilmington one doesn’t have to look hard to find a stressed maple tree - bare twigs, early leaf drop, and lichen in the canopy are just some of the indicators your maple isn’t growing vigorously.