Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of young cedar trees infected with blight - N. Mitchell/Shutterstock There's nothing quite as majestic and imposing as a ...

Fungi are the most common causal agent of plant disease. Of the more than 2 million species of fungi worldwide, 8,000 are known to be detrimental to plants. These microscopic organisms cause symptoms ...

However, trees in the region are being impacted by disease. Anthracnose diseases caused by a variety of morphologically similar fungi are affecting shade trees like sycamores, maples and oaks. They ...

Preventing fungal lawn diseases through proper watering practices is crucial, as treatment only suppresses the issue. Summer weeds are emerging, and prompt removal is recommended to prevent future ...

In 2002, Crater Lake National Park ecologist Michael Murray thought the park’s majestic whitebark pine trees were as good as ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Pine forests are important to the environment. But recently, outside factors plague the health of pine trees in Alabama. Last year, southern pine beetles devastated ...

A team of researchers sampling soil beneath a millennia-old conifer in southern Chile found that a single ancient tree can ...

Sometimes holes appear in plant leaves and it's not clear why. We rounded up five common causes for this problem and tips for preventing or fixing it.