Trees & Shrubs

Author(s) Laura G. Jull Properly placed and maintained landscape plants can increase the value of real estate. However, poor plant choices can be...

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

This brochure offers a handy listing of all gardening and related publications available from UW–Madison Division of Extension Publishing (24 pages...

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

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 scr...

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) M. F. Heimann, G. R. Stanosz Rhizosphaera needle cast occurs throughout the state of Wisconsin but infects only certain conifer species....

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

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

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

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf, J. E. Kuntz, M. J. Drilias Research has demonstrated that many of Wisconsin sugar maples are declining becaus...

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

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

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

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 th...

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

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) P. J. Pellitter Birch leafminers are insects that can destroy the leaves of all ornamental birch varieties grown in Wisconsin. European,...

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

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

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. R. Stanosz, G. L. Worf These two needle diseases can make Christmas trees unmarketable and can ruin the beauty of Scot...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut The honeylocust has become an increasingly important street and landscape tree in Wisconsin. Finer textured and less form...

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