Your Boxwood Shrubs Need Protection NOW! Boxwood, a popular evergreen shrub we’ve been planting for many years, is suddenly in the crosshairs. This reliable landscape mainstay is under attack from winter burn, a well-known insect, a non-native insect recently found in Ohio for the first time, and now a deadly disease. Pinpointing the culprit can …
Is Something Wrong with Your Pine Tree? Is your white pine tree dying? Perhaps, but probably not. Let’s take a close look at your tree and see if there’s anything to worry about, or anything you need to do. Many White Pine trees turn yellow this time of year because of normal “needle drop” on …
Controlling Bark Borers The most common causes of death for newly planted trees are drowning and planting too deep, but the third most common hazard is bark borer beetles and their larvae, borer worms. These three problems are related, because borers seek out trees that are under stress. Planting too deep or in poorly drained …