Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - In a collaborative effort with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Forest Health Program, the MU Plant Diagnostic Clinic announced it will provide free testing ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: Our oak tree ...

Oak wilt, a destructive disease affecting oak trees in Missouri, can kill a tree in just weeks, experts say. Robbie Doerhoff, a Forest Health expert for the Mis ...

If you are due to prune your oak trees, scheduling tree work for the winter months can make a huge difference in preventing oak wilt in your community, according to ReLeaf Michigan. Oak wilt is spread ...

Many coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees are showing unusual browning in their canopies in the last month or two. If you look carefully, you may see small, crescent-shaped galls forming on the ...

Writing a weekly garden column is an interesting affair. Coming up with entertaining verbiage to engage readers on such riveting topics as compost, soil, fungi and esoteric taxonomic arguments can be ...

I have had so many calls, emails, and texts in the past few weeks from people alarmed about this problem I’ll take the opportunity to explain: Hundreds, maybe thousands of coast live oaks in and ...

A closeup view of even the most common objects can make the mundane look spectacular. A glimpse of the underside of a southern live oak tree leaf, which won first place in the 2021 Nikon Small World ...