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APR 8, 2025
Arborvitae is a plant that is widely used as an evergreen hedge or screen. Some are suffering or completely dead. What can be done?
Ohio Tree Planting Guide
APR 3, 2025
As temperatures warm, Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) (SLF) eggs laid last fall will begin to hatch later this spring. The National Phenology Network is forecasting SLF egg hatch in...
The horticultural horrors commonly called “mulch volcanoes” and “tree moats” defy explanation. These abominable tree and shrub mulching practices can combine with other stress-related issues ...
Just in time for the upcoming season, Ohio State University Extension's FactSheet, How and Why to Hire an Arborist, has been updated and is posted on the Ohioline website. The updates includ...
As weather warms...and it will - the calendar says it is officially spring - people will hopefully be spending an increasing amount of time outdoors. As they are outside, they may notice som...
Ohio Box Tree Moth Quarantine is Expanded
MAR 18, 2025
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced yesterday that the box tree moth (BTM) (Cydalima perspectalis, family Crambidae) quarantine zone has been expanded in southwest Ohio.
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We are nearing the end of winter. You may be thinking of adding a tree or shrub to your landscape. Besides researching what plant you should consider, you may want to consider site selectio...
The fascinating complex life cycle of hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae Annand
MAR 18, 2025
Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae, is an invasive insect that causes tree decline and mortality of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) in ...
Box Tree Moth (BTM) Federal Quarantine Expanded
JAN 13, 2025
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has expanded the Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) federal quarantines to include all counties in Delaware and Erie County in...
