Q: In my backyard I have two Modesto ash trees about five years old. Each year the trees have developed very nicely, with full green leaves. This year, when the leaves started developing, they came ...

Photograph Caption: Early results of a USGA-funded research project at Rutgers University strongly suggest that a weekly application of potassium nitrate during the growing season reduces anthracnose ...

Last spring, my ancient and beloved oak tree started dropping leaves as if it decided to switch from evergreen to deciduous. Adjacent oaks looked healthy and full of leaves, but when I looked up at ...

Foliar diseases in sorghum are primarily a problem in the United States—in the Delta, southeast and Mid-Atlantic states—where humid and rainy weather favor their proliferation. Of these diseases, ...

Over the next 3 months, three articles will be dedicated to methods that can be used to reduce the impact of the fungal disease anthracnose on Guam’s cucumbers, papayas, and hot peppers. This ...

Your description of the problem suggests that you are having an issue with anthracnose. Oaks, sycamores, birches, dogwoods and elms are other commonly infected trees. Anthracnose refers to a group of ...

A few years ago, I had a client who had my team site a variety of plants for her. She also had me take a hard look at one of her lilacs. I took my normal analysis of what was going on with the lilac ...

MANKATO --Our home and garden questions at the Extension Office are very commonly weather-related. This year, trees are suffering from two consecutive dry seasons. Alternative gardening decisions are ...

The genus Colletotrichum comprises a diverse group of fungal pathogens responsible for anthracnose, a disease that manifests as dark, sunken lesions on leaves, fruits, and stems. This group has ...

A sycamore is a grand, stately native tree with attractive, peeling white-and-gray bark and broad, shady leaves. Sadly, sycamores are sometimes affected by a disfiguring fungal disease called ...