Garden staff are finding more scale insects and aphids than in past years. A major infestation of lecanium scale was recently found on a large planting of bald cypress at the Garden. The population of ...

Crape myrtle trees are nearly as plentiful as azaleas in the Rose City, but a new pest threatens their beauty. The pest - crape myrtle bark scale - was first discovered in Tyler in 2013 and is slowly ...

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 ...

In San Francisco Custom Tree Builders create all kinds of miniature trees for models used by big international architecture firms. Their style and realism is often what makes the difference here Nikki ...

HARBOR SPRINGS — Back in 2000, the Department of Natural Resources investigated the outbreak of a problem with beech trees in the Ludington State Park. The trees were snapping and falling, well before ...

My magnolia had a problem with magnolia scale last year. Will it come back, and should I take some action to protect my tree? The leaves were covered in a black mold late last summer. — Frank Butler, ...