Quick Facts Beech leaf disease (BLD) is a new disease to the United States; scientists have been working quickly to understand its pathogenesis and test treatment options to mitigate or control damage ...

Backyard Farmer Backyard Farmer: Tree Planting and Diseases Special | 56m 58s | How to plant a tree with Jeff Culbertson and Loren Giesler talks about what to do with cankers on trees.

Tree diseases are nothing new, but the speed with which this one infects new trees has forestry professionals and scientists concerned for the future of a foundational species that makes up a ...

The USDA has begun a 45-day open comment period for its review of the Darling chestnut, making the final step in the process ...

The global demand for food is continuously increasing. The use of artificial intelligence can vastly improve the field of agriculture. Computer vision can help detect issues with crops. This work ...

The Cape chestnut is a small to medium-sized growing tree native to the Cape region of South Africa. It is a member of the ...

Darling-58 sprouts, a transgenic American chestnut created by ESF researchers, grow in a nutrient solution. Darling 54, a ...

Springfield parks were still recovering from the April 29 storms. Additional severe weather this weekend caused more damage.

Beech trees across the state are seeing worsening symptoms of the fast-spreading complex beech leaf disease, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The disease affects all beech ...

We saw die-back in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter temperature extremes. It also may be a canker disease.

Natural selection in woodlands is acting to combat the disease ash dieback—caused by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus that has devastated ash trees across Europe, say scientists.

Beech trees across the state are seeing worsening symptoms of the fast-spreading complex beech leaf disease, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture.