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Weed control and trimming under power lines is very noticeable this time of year. People ask, “Why is Everything Dying?” or “Why Do They Cut So Hard and Make the Trees So Ugly?”
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Re-Visiting Volutella and Browned Boxwoods
SEP 3, 2023
It’s important to prune out boxwood stems that have dead brown foliage to aid in recovery from winter injury. However, it’s also important to learn whether or not the stems were infected by opportun...
Boxwoods have become the number one phone call we are getting at Arbor Doctor. Almost everyone has boxwoods in their landscapes and the problems are mounting. In this photo, boxwoods have been decimat...
Rockdale Urban Garden – Cincinnati Zoo
JUL 20, 2023
It’s mid-summer already! Can you believe it? Our phones have been ringing off the hook and questions and issues abound in the plant health care realm. Common themes in our area include residual winter...
Bare the Flare for Healthy Trees and Shrubs
JUL 13, 2023
By Chris OlsonChris Olson, BCMA | TRAQ WE-12363BBCMA | TRAQ WE-12363
Young trees are dying every day from secondary opportunistic pests. Many are unaware as the symptoms can be random.
– Crown die b...
Turfgrass Team Times
JUL 13, 2023
The latest Turfgrass Team Times (TTT) is out – field days, leaf spot, Japanese beetles and irrigation decisions all on tap!
Coneflowers are showing symptoms of three problems: tufted growth from the coneflower rosette mite; distorted flowers and growth from ash yellows; and dangling flower heads from the sunflower headcl...
Annual Cicadas and Their Intimidating Wasp Nemesis
JUL 13, 2023
During this week’s Tuesday morning BYGL Zoom Inservice, Curtis Young (OSU Extension, Van Wirt County) reported that he heard the first Annual Cicadas (family Cicadidae) singing in northwest Ohio. Cu...
