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… Stewards workshop and field trip, and about using the i-Tree app to create woodland assessments. One of our regular … "Invasives in Your Woodlands" looks at the white mulberry tree. And don't forget the events calendar and the Brain … of Delaware and Virginia. Learn more >>   Using i-Tree for Landscape Tree Assessment John Hooven, UME Forest …

… flowers are inconspicuous followed by green to yellow fruits that burst open to display orange-red seeds persisting …

… English ivy foliage climbing pine tree in September. Photo by Chuck Bargeron, University of … into salt marshes and field edges. The vines climb up tree trunks to envelop branches and twigs, blocking sunlight … sprout in a new environment. To remove English ivy from a tree, remove the leaves and the smaller vines to expose the …

… vulnerable crawler stage. Learn more about what to look for on Monitoring for Scale . Appearance Mature female covers … Trees under stress. Paved surfaces reflect heat and limit soil moisture, and trees exposed to this stress are more … Managing Insects and Mites on Woody Plants, authors:  Ph.D. John A. Davidson, Ph.D.and Michael J. Raupp, Ph.D.  T …

… most of their lives as nymphs, feeding on xylem sap from tree roots.   After developing for 17 years below ground on … emergence holes about 1/2″ diameter around the base of the tree.    Nymphs are wingless, pale white to tan nymphs with a … themselves for feeding first on grass roots and then on to tree roots as they get larger. After developing for 17 years …

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

… many fruit crops including grapes, apples, and stone fruits; it has the potential for great impact on these crops, as well as ornamentals and hedgerow plants.   The Tree of Heaven (TOH—an invasive tree),  Ailanthus altissima , is preferred by adults, but the …

… azadirechtin, an organic insecticide derived from the neem tree) also has repellent and “knockdown” activity that …