Pine needle scale has become a common problem the past several years in the area. This insect is a problem on Austrian, ponderosa, scotch and mugo pines. The adult scale is a small black (there's a ...

In 2002, Crater Lake National Park ecologist Michael Murray thought the park’s majestic whitebark pine trees were as good as gone. An invasive fungus called white pine blister rust was killing the ...

It starts with the cones. They’re usually gathered in the wild, from whitebark pine trees several thousand feet above sea level somewhere in the West. The cones get shipped to the U.S. Forest ...

Avon Lake will celebrate the 151st anniversary of Arbor Day with a ceremony April 28 at St. Joseph Parish School, 32946 Electric Blvd. The ceremony will include a giveaway of white pine saplings to ...

In the flow of my life's education, there is constant new information. Recently, again there was an incident directed at my young but maturing pine sapling. An abusive attack to the trunk had shredded ...