It looks like this could be an old sunscald injury. This happens when the sap in an area of a tree begins to flow on a warm winter day. The temperatures then get too cold at night and cause the areas that are moving sap to die. Unfortunately, this injury will take years for the [...]
Do you have an Oak tree in your yard with a few brown leafy branches/twigs throughout? Or maybe you've spotted this while out driving around and wondered what this is. It's called Botryosphaeria twig canker and is a very common problem- especially in wet years. It is very visual and easy to spot. We believe [...]
Crabapple scab is most prevalent when spring weather is mild and wet. Crabapple scab is a disease caused by a fungus in which olive brown velvety spots 1/4 inch or more in diameter, appear on leaves, twigs and young fruit. Severely infected trees may defoliate completely. If your tree gets a case of scab, [...]
Ivy can damage a tree when it gets thick enough; however, one year of growth probably isn’t enough to hurt the tree yet. The ivy should be carefully removed from the tree, but don’t rip it off. The roots have attached to the bark and this may cause you may remove the bark if [...]