Scientists found some trees simply aren’t susceptible to the fungus. Researchers isolated the seeds from those trees and grew seedlings in a lab setting. The trees that grew were also resistant to ...

My serviceberry trees produced normal fruit initially, but then developed orange-colored spikes all over the fruits. Some leaves turned yellow and rust-colored with spots. Also, there are tubular ...

It’s that time of year where pines and other flowering plants are dusting the world with tons of yellow pollen, but if you see orange dust on a pine tree, that could be the sign of a damaging ...

The U.S. Forest Service is growing "elite" whitebark pine trees to improve the chances of survival of the key high-elevation species, which blister rust is wiping out in the Northern Rockies. "It's ...

Peering up at a towering five needle pine tree in the Tahoe Basin you might not notice they are in danger. Take another look; you might see the man trying to save them. John Pickett, Nevada Fire Safe ...

A lone sugar pine, rising behind a North Shore neighborhood near Brockway Summit, is bursting with yellow-orange blisters ” a sign that the tree will likely die within the coming year. Like the canary ...

Native trees like the paperbark are central to the culture of the traditional owners of K'Gari (Fraser Island). "These species are living stories," says Matilda Davis, who works with the Butchulla ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Kansas City is used to rainy spring days, ...

After 20 years, suddenly our ornamental pear trees (not Bradford but “Aristocrat”) are dropping leaves with red and black spots. What can we do? This is a new rust disease called pear trellis rust.

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Trees are under attack by a hard-to-control fungus that's been making the rounds, wiping out beautiful street and backyard pear trees across the area. "You can ...