Branching Out Winter 2024 News and Notes
… from Allegany College’s Forestry Program participate in a tree planting at Dans Mountain State Park. Maryland DNR … of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz. “A massive tree planting effort like this one requires coordination … areas, how to identify and control invasive plants and insects, and about news and regional online and in-person …
Tuliptree Scale
… scale insect groups and biology on Introduction to Scale Insects . This is a common pest of t ulip poplar, magnolia , … Learn more about what to look for on Monitoring for Scale Insects . Appearance Mature female covers are hemispherical, … on Woody Plants: an IPM approach. Third Edition, revised. Tree Care Industry Assoc. Londonderry, NH. 175pp. Illus. and …
Fire Blight Disease of Trees
… cankers and can be spread by wind, rain, birds, humans or insects to other plants. The most common insects that spread the disease are pollinators such as bees … of cankers which spreads by wind, rain, birds, humans, or insects to other plants Flagging branch tips Photo: R. …
June Gardening Tips and Tasks
A Return of a Scale
… into the landscape. If uncontrolled, they can kill the tree. Hosts San Jose scale is most destructive on apple and … be a serious pest of sweet cherry, peach, prune, and other tree fruits. It also attacks nut trees, berry bushes, and …
Cottony Camellia Scale
… insect groups and biology on our Introduction to Scale Insects page. Cottony camellia scale is a common pest of c … ovisacs. Photo: United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs, USDA Agricultural Research Service, … on Woody Plants: an IPM approach. Third Edition, revised. Tree Care Industry Assoc. Londonderry, NH. 175pp. Illus. and …
April Gardening Tips and Tasks
… and learn about the natural habitats in which they grow. Insects Beneficial insects Assassin bug overwintering eggs … tent caterpillars will begin to hatch and form tents in tree “crotches”, where tree branches fork. Luckily many predators and parasitoids …
A Return of a Scale
… into the landscape. If uncontrolled, they can kill the tree. Hosts San Jose scale is most destructive on apple and … be a serious pest of sweet cherry, peach, prune, and other tree fruits. It also attacks nut trees, berry bushes, and …
Nutrient Deficiency of Trees and Shrubs
… Maple tree showing symptoms of iron deficiency. Photo: William M. … to distinguish from other symptoms associated with insects or disease, other adverse soil conditions such as …
Eastern Redbud
… Flowers of Eastern redbud, a small tree native to Maryland. Photo: M. Talabac Updated: March 6, 2023 About Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis Deciduous tree Maryland Distribution: Maryland Piedmont, Mountain, and … Sun: Full sun to partial shade; forest edge and understory tree Soil: Loam-sand-clay, high organic matter; pH 4.5-7.5+ …