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.

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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 ...

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 ...

For those of you who aren’t aware that live oak trees drop their leaves every year despite the fact that we describe them as evergreen, look at the ground now. If you have live oak trees, they have ...

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 ...

It's a common myth that Spanish moss damages live oak trees. Find out the truth and learn about the benefits of Spanish moss for wildlife.

With so many inquiries from people concerned about a particular problem, it’s time to write about it: Coast live oaks in and around Napa with leaves dropping and looking diseased. The upper surface of ...

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The weather this past Halloween was a bit spooky — too warm, a little muggy, and windy as heck. In the afternoon, before the festivities got underway, I took our dog Scout for a pre-trick-or-treating ...

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 ...