Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tropical amaryllis is shown blooming in South Texas in spring. (Courtesy photo) Q: I save amaryllis bulbs soon after the holiday ...

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 watch out for ...

It’s called watchful waiting. Being prepared. There is a fungal disease — oak wilt — that can quickly kill oak trees, especially red oaks. White oaks, the state tree, seem to survive better. Beetles ...

MU’s Plant Diagnostic Clinic and Missouri Dept. of Conservation continue free testing for common oak diseases, including oak ...

Answer: It was normal this summer. Mildew and other fungal diseases afflicted various types of trees because of excessive rains. Some trees lost 20 to 30 percent of their leaves in late July and ...

The Mediterranean oak borer leaves small, round holes in the cut face of wood. The Mediterranean oak borer is native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. The insect tunnels beneath a tree’s ...

A close-up of an oak leaf with bumps, or galls, from the gall wasp, Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Several cases of oak wilt fungus have been confirmed in the Bird Hills Nature Area after a concerned resident reported a tree that looked unhealthy to city officials.

Winter is the perfect time to prune oak trees. Oak trees are special for many reasons: they’re Iowa’s state tree, they’re important to our ecosystem and — they shouldn’t be pruned during the spring ...

Q: I save amaryllis bulbs soon after the holiday season from friends and neighbors and plant them in a protected spot in my garden. The plants do well, and the new bulbs usually bloom the first year, ...