Lichens survive in a very wide range of habitats worldwide. Amazingly, more than 400 species can be found in Maryland.

If you take a close look at some of the more established trees in your landscape, you may notice something you cannot seem to describe – it may look to you like a kind of fungus on your tree trunk. Is ...

American beeches have been suffering recently from a disease widespread in both Connecticut landscapes and forests.

In most Chicago suburbs, you can’t drive a block without seeing a spruce tree. Norway spruce, blue spruce and white spruce are among the most popular trees in the area, prized for their winter color ...

Mushrooms commonly grow in lawns and gardens; you've likely seen mushrooms cropping up on your lawn after a long period of rain. Mushrooms are the visible fruiting bodies of fungi. They provide an ...

If you’re having trouble with your trees or woody shrubs, the first call you should make is to an arborist. A certified arborist has specialty education in trees and the latest information on how to ...

KUSA — Researchers at Colorado State University think they have found a solution to the ever-growing problem of peach trees dying due to cytospora: spraying latex paint and the fungicide Topsin.

Q: I recently noticed a black, tar-like patch on my tree trunk, though it’s not tacky like actual tar. Are these insect eggs? Dried sap? Do I try to scrape it off? The tree has lichen but I don’t ...

Bark beetles moving between trees routinely carry two fungi that are responsible for the Dutch elm tree disease outbreak.

An interesting amber-colored mushroom is showing up in many gardens. It’s actually kind of pretty, but it’s scaring some folks, especially when tree care companies and arborists report that it is ...

If you take a close look at some of the more established trees in your landscape, you may notice something you cannot seem to describe – it may look to you like a kind of fungus on your tree trunk. Is ...