Standing tall at the confluence of ornamental beauty ... (Castanea mollissima) trees, whose crop typically floods the farmer markets, as they're hardy against both the blight and the cold in ...

The quince tree ( Cydonia oblonga) is in the rose family along with apples and pears, but is the only member in the Cydonia group. The fruit is tough to cut, and the cut flesh is the color of an apple ...

Learn how to grow American mountain ash, a lovely native tree that provides year-round ... The most common disease of mountain ash is fire blight. This bacterial disease causes leaves at the ...

It may look pretty in bloom, but don’t be fooled—its blossoms stink, and so does its invasive ways!

Although not native to North America, it has since naturalized in northern states and is often planted as an ornamental ... blight, and brown spot needle disease, both of which are caused by fungal ...

Beyond that, these trees tolerate a wide range of soil types and pH levels. Hawthorns are also vulnerable to diseases such as apple scab, fire blight, leaf spots, and rust. Witch hazel is a fragrant ...

artificial trees can still be fire or electrocution hazards. Artificial trees are typically flame retardant or resistant but, if the fire burns hot or long enough, the resistance can wear off ...

Nearly 400 Christmas trees and 100 wreaths will be used to brighten Laramie homes as well as restore an engine for a Vedauwoo Volunteer Fire Department truck. The fire department is currently ...

Giant old trees are survivors. But their size and age do not protect them against everything. They face threats such as logging or intensifying drought and fire as the climate changes. Tasmania ...

Below those sheer cliffs are fields of boulders the size of houses and cars. Pine trees and mountain laurel make for high-grade fire fuel around the rock caves and tunnels, and where earlier fires ...