Those trees are central to one of the efforts to restore the American chestnut. If enough of them have distinct means of ...

Abe Stone can expertly identify mushrooms. The longtime forager’s affinity for fungi has guided him down a research path that holds promise for suppressing one of the most recent and obstinate ...

OAKLAND (KPIX 5) -- There's new color in the East Bay Hills but they are not fall colors. The changing leaves may be the result of a mysterious and deadly tree fungus attacking acacia trees all across ...

Oak wilt is a potentially deadly disease caused by the fungus Bretziella (formerly Ceratocystis) fagacearum. First discovered in the 1940s in the Mississippi River Valley area, the disease is found ...

To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...

Islanders are being urged to take precautions to prevent the spread of a tree fungus that has now been detected in three areas of P.E.I. Butternut canker is a fast-spreading disease that attacks ...

PITTSBURGH — An invasive fungus is wreaking havoc on local oak trees. Oak wilt disease is fast-moving, killing some trees in less than a year. Local experts showed Channel 11′s Lisa Sylvester what to ...