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  • Norway Maple

    … Norway maple  (Acer platanoides)  is a broadleaf deciduous tree that grows up to 50+ feet in height and produces copious … the United States in the 1750’s. It was used as a street tree due to its fast-growing nature and tolerance of poor … exudes when a leaf petiole (stem) is detached from the tree. White sap exudes from stem Photo: Lesli Mehrhoff, …

  • Fusarium Wilt of Tomatoes in a Home Garden

    … the appearance of dead leaves and stems caused by other diseases and conditions. The major diseases that produce wilting in tomatoes are fusarium wilt, … symptoms begin at the bottom of the plant. These wilt diseases are all soil-borne and can persist for many years in …

  • May Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … For identification help, send photos to  Ask Extension . Diseases Small reddish spots may appear on dogwood petals … spring weather, but is generally not a threat to long-term tree health.   Rose Rosette , a disease of roses, is caused … and will possibly enter into homes.They do not bite, carry diseases, or damage food or household furnishings except by …

  • Chapter 1: Urban production systems

    … systems Figure 1: Outdoor urban agriculture can be done in raised beds or containers, in-ground in native or imported soil, and in high tunnels or hoop houses. Picture taken at … growing root crops or lettuce) grow in raised beds filled with a soil or growing medium that is known to be …

  • Asian Longhorned Beetle

  • Leafhoppers

    … with some color banding. Leafhoppers can transmit plant diseases.  Over-use of fertilizer may increase leafhopper … and stunted leaves. Some leafhoppers transmit bacterial diseases that cause leaf scorch – browning along leaf edges. …

  • Branching Out Summer 2023 News and Notes

    … “family forests”: as little as one acre with at least 10% tree coverage owned by an individual, family, or …

  • Pruning Hydrangeas

    … Panicle hydrangeas pruned to maintain a tree-like shape. Photo: M. Talabac,  UME Updated: February 7, … uses pruning to give a shrub the appearance of a small tree. Rejuvenate old plants. Even healthy plants can … overall. Reduce disease severity. Several leaf spot diseases can infect hydrangeas and cause unsightly symptoms …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland: White Mulberry

    … mulberry leaves, colonial entrepreneurs imported both the tree and the insect, only to discover that silkworms don’t do well in this climate. The tree, however, does, and does so with such vigor that it is … mulberry ( Morus alba ) is a fast-growing and short-lived tree that can grow up to 50 feet high, with a narrow trunk of …

  • Managing Apple Fruit Rots and Other Headaches in the Orchard

    … Updated: September 10, 2021 By Kari Peter, Tree Fruit Pathologist, PSU Fruit Research and Extension … more mature a fruit, the more susceptible it is to storage diseases. Harvest fruit at proper maturity. Bruised or … defoliation results. If infection is severe, the entire tree can lose its leaves in a short period of time. In …