State officials are collecting public comments on a proposal that would make it illegal to buy or sell six invasive species, ...

Pruning this sappy tree in early spring is basically an open invitation for destructive fungus and troublesome pests — here's ...

A beloved tree dubbed the Kissing Tree in downtown Westwood that pre-dates the Civil War was discovered to have a terminal disease, leaving its fate in question. However, some town officials are ...

Galveston has quarantined palm trees on parts of the island due to an incurable bacterial threat to the area's plant life. Lethal bronzing, or Texas Phoenix Palm Disease, is a serious disease that ...

Steve Ottman was born to sell Christmas trees. Ottman, 73, said his family has been growing the holiday staple in Wisconsin since the Great Depression. But now his 50-acre Christmas tree farm just ...

If you have an avocado tree growing in your backyard, you need to be vigilant about a disease that has made a comeback and can destroy your fruit. It's called Sunblotch Viroid, a microscopic invader ...

Beech Leaf Disease is spreading around the Northeast and the microscopic worms that come with it are attacking trees in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Arborists have been working on a potential ...

Trees cannot speak for themselves. There are times when humanity must speak for them. Our beloved beech trees are in peril. I have already written too many eulogies this year so I am hoping Mother ...

Beech trees, one of the most abundant and crucial hardwood trees in New Hampshire, are getting pummeled by beech leaf disease this season. “The trees actually look quite terrible,” said Jeff Garnas, ...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture issued a citrus quarantine this week for northern San Diego County and part of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The quarantine was issued after state ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Some New Hampshire forests might look a little bit different this year, and not in a good way. That’s because some of New Hampshire’s beech trees have been infected with a disease that ...

The study assessed resistance across 46 yam varieties and investigated how physiological and hormonal traits correlate with disease defense. Their findings, based on pathogen inoculation, microscopy, ...