A fungus that's deadly to butternut trees has been found on the Island, and there is no known cure. (Clay Cutting - image credit) Islanders are being urged to take precautions to prevent the spread of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of young cedar trees infected with blight - N. Mitchell/Shutterstock There's nothing quite as majestic and imposing as a ...

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 ...

Scientists have used remote sensing, spectroscopy and machine learning to detect sick oak trees and distinguish between drought stress and oak wilt, a fungal disease. A recently published study ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Needle damage can cause major commercial and ornamental damage to conifers in ...

We visit an orchard where researchers are breeding Chestnut trees they hope will one day fight off a fungus that's been killing the iconic American tree for more than a century. And now a checkup of ...

We love the vibrant colors of maple trees in the fall. These deciduous beauties bring not only great color but also a recognizable leaf shape and (our favorite) whirlybird seeds that helicopter their ...