Anthracnose, a fungal disease affecting maple trees, is prevalent in Greater Columbus due to the cool, wet spring. The disease causes brown leaf spots, curling leaves and premature leaf drop, but ...

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 ...

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Newly emerged maple leaves coupled with the recent cool, rainy weather provide perfect conditions for a common spring fungal disease called maple anthracnose. You must be logged in to rate. Click any ...

My sycamore trees look absolutely terrible, with very few leaves growing yet — they seem to have been dropping off over the last few weeks, making a mess in the garden. Is there something that I can ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Midwest corn crop has endured a pressure cooker of disease problems this season. Now, the aftermath of stress from disease and weather extremes in many areas are contributing to anthracnose top ...

A pivotal study has shed light on the intricate mechanisms of nonhost resistance (NHR) in plants, a critical defense against a broad spectrum of pathogens. By identifying and characterizing four novel ...

This was supposed to be a column all about the poetic and magical connection between mothers and their gardens — how starting way back in days of yore, when we were all bearskin-wearing ...