Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Root and butt rot is one of the most common forms of tree disease affecting ...

Area trees can be damaged by prolonged periods of rain. Prolonged periods of rain and over-saturation of tree roots can cause root rot, which can impact a tree’s ability to consume water and nutrients ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) - There's something rotten in Christmas tree country. And that has some farmers looking overseas for a solution. Phytophthora root rot, caused by a waterborne mold, is an issue ...

Phytophthora root rot is a stubborn enemy for some Christmas tree growers No fungicide has proved effective to control Phytophthora Growers turning to species from Europe%2C Asia that are more ...

Q. I have four 30-year-old black olive trees. One of the trees has peeling bark after the two hurricanes. Should I cut it down or leave it? What type preventative maintenance should be used on the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Ground saturated by the recent rain has led to several trees toppling over. We caught up with one tree service about the wet conditions and the problems they’re causing. A ...

BAKERSVILLE, N.C. - Jeff Pollard trudged up the steep slope and stopped at a desiccated, rust-brown tree. Two months earlier, workers had tagged this Fraser fir as ready for market. It was going to be ...

CENTRAL PARK, Manhattan (WABC) -- The tree that fell on a woman and her sons in Central Park Tuesday came down as a result of rotted roots, the Central Park Conservancy said. 39-year-old Anne Monoky ...

EAST LANSING, MI – Agricultural researchers want to determine where across Michigan two types of root rot are killing Christmas trees – a major crop commodity in the state. The U.S. Department of ...