Trees & Shrubs

Author(s) Dan A. Wilson, Thomas J. Wilson, Wayne G. Tlusty. This publication explores landscape planning: putting the plan on paper; selecting, p...

Author(s) Laura G. Jull. If deer visit your property, you've likely already experienced the frustration of having landscape plants destroyed overn...

Author(s) Christine Wen, Joe Van Rossum. Making your own compost is an easy, practical, and satisfying way to make use of yard waste and table sc...

Author(s) Laura G. Jull. Lilacs for Cold Climates describes the best of the top-rated cold-weather cultivars. These are the gems that will survive...

Author(s) Laura G. Jull. When selecting plants for landscaping, consider choosing ones that offer showy fall foliage. This beautifully illustrate...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, P. J. Pellitteri. Despite their name, evergreen needles do not stay green forever. Older, inner needles discolor and drop...

Author(s) Scott Sanford, John Panuska. Micro irrigation has numerous advantages over sprinkler irrigation and can be used in greenhouses, orchard...

Author(s) Laura G. Jull. This publication focuses on recognizing and preventing plant damage caused by deicing salts, evaluates the pros and cons ...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, G. L. Worf, E. R. Hasselkus. In Wisconsin, scab is the most common ornamental-crabapple disease and is also the most imp...

Author(s) Chris Williamson, P. J. Liesch, Jim Kerns, Roger Flashinski. Woody Ornamentals Pest Management in Wisconsin is an indispensable resource...

Author(s) William Klase, Kris Tiles. Which trees yield the best firewood? What are the steps in properly harvesting trees? How about splitting an...

Author(s) Laura G. Jull. Plant roots, like people, need oxygen for respiration. That is why a flood can stress a plant and even, if roots are subm...

Author(s) C. F. Koval, S. W. Binnie. The eastern tent caterpillar is native to North America, and records of its existence go back as far as 1646....

Author(s) C. A. Johnson, R. C. Williamson. The linden borer (Saperda vestita Say) is a native insect found throughout northeastern North America t...

Author(s) G. L. Worf, M. F. Heimann. The honeylocust has become an increasingly important street and landscape tree in Wisconsin. Finer textured a...

Author(s) R. Chris Williamson, Andrea Diss. The gypsy moth caterpillar has a distinctively bristly body, with five pairs of blue warts followed by...

Author(s) R. C. Williamson, P. J. Pellitteri. The bronze birch borer is a serious pest of birch trees in the Midwest. It can severely injure or ki...

Author(s) R. C. Williamson, C. F. Koval. Skeletonizing of the leaves of roses, raspberries, grapes, fruit trees, and many other cultivated trees a...

Author(s) R. Chris Williamson. This fact sheet on the Japanese beetle, considered the single most important turf grass pest in the United States ...

Author(s) P. J. Pellitteri, C. F. Koval, D. L. Mahr. Maple leaves frequently develop growths or swellings known as galls. These are caused by micr...

Author(s) R. Chris Williamson, Andrea Diss. Many insecticides are available to control gypsy moths; however, not all are created equal. Before you...

Author(s) R. Chris Williamson, Andrea Diss. Gypsy moth egg masses contain all the eggs a female moth produces. Each destroyed egg mass represents ...

Author(s) R. Chris Williamson. This fact sheet covers the highly destructive gypsy moth, detailing its life cycle, the destruction it causes, and ...