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Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is a medium-to-large growing, desirable shade tree for northern landscapes. In …

Taxus disorders

Canada, United States

Taxus (yews) are among the most popular evergreens for foundation plantings and hedges in the landscape. The Japanese ye…

The yellowing on the interior is normal. However, on the ends of the branches is not normal. It is likely a disease...

It's not news that certain ticks transfer diseases to humans and pets. What may be news is that infestations of these pe…

Even though this could be something as simple as drought stress, it is possible for there to be another problem. We...

Without knowing exactly what insect is causing the problem, I cannot provide specific information for chemical...

The black spots are from a harmless fungus causing a disease known as tar spot. The fungus has been more prolific...

These spots that are on the leaves are more than likely a type of leafspot fungus. This year, we have had quite a bit...

Those raised spots are likely to be scale. Scale populations are high all along the east coast. Scale is a deadly pest...