WATERLOO - Hubert and Georgia Rossin were cleaning up seeds from their silver maple tree last month when they got a big surprise. "We were out raking up all the little helicopters when my husband ...

Q: We have a problem with our lone Japanese Maple tree in our front flower bed. We think it has a fungus, and we're not really sure if we can do anything to save it. We noticed it a couple of months ...

We love the vibrant colors of maple trees in the fall. These deciduous beauties bring not only great color but also a recognizable leaf shape and (our favorite) whirlybird seeds that helicopter their ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - If you have maple trees in your yard, you might have noticed the leaves changing colors, but not the way you may expect. Large black spots on the leaves are caused by a type of ...

Two fungal outbreaks targeting maple trees around the Capital Region are leaving trees naked weeks before the usual fall foliage season would strip them of their leaves. Anthracnose is a disease ...

It looks like these strange-looking things are reaching up from the mulch under our maple. What are these? Dead Man’s Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha) can look like knobby arthritic fingers or a whole ...

Q. I raked up a bunch of leaves off my lawn a few days ago and I saw all these large black spots the size of a dime or so on leaves from our maple tree. I didn't notice these spots before the leaves ...

Question: My silver maple tree has large black spots on the leaves. The tree seems to be doing OK, but the leaves look as though it has some disease. Is there something that should be done?

The gardening season is rolling and if you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and ...

A: I, too, was surprised when I first noticed what we call tar spots, of which there are three species, I believe. Rhytisma acerinum is the larger black spot, although each attract attention in late ...