beetles initially infest the upper portion of the tree within the canopy where evidence is very difficult to see. While the ash is vigorous, it responds by producing callus. This pushes the bark out ...

Q The camellia pictured (see reader's photo) was planted approximately 18 years ago, along with another about 10 feet away.

A local business reported an ash tree with bark cracks and woodpecker damage in the tree canopy – a tell-tale sign of possible EAB infestation – to the MDA for confirmation. The city has been ...

The beetle has been eating its way through the bark of Long Island ash trees since around 2018, according to an insect expert at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. Town spokeswoman ...

Ash have opposite branching – meaning branches come off the trunk directly across from each other. On older trees, the bark is in a tight, diamond-shaped pattern; younger trees have relatively ...

This latest cold snap could kill some emerald ash borer populations in northern states like ... “These guys are pretty good at burrowing in underneath the bark of the tree and that tree helps to ...

Leaves – compound; usually with 7 more or less elliptical, entire-serrate, petioled leaflets that turn purple in fall. Twigs – stout and glabrous. Buds – broadly ovoid with 4-6 brownish scales; first ...

Some trees are more or less living spectacles that greet the world with colorful flowers and fruit. This eye-catching arbor ...

Since its discovery in Iowa in 2010, the emerald ash borer has damaged millions of trees throughout the state. The City of ...

"The preferred host is ash trees, and generally what happens is the female lays eggs on the bark of the tree, they hatch and burrow down into the tree," Hargrave explained. "They feed on the ...

Invasive species cause many negative impacts to the Texas landscape, from the displacement of native trees to killing native species.