Urban Forestry

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

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) 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 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) M. F. Heimann, G. R. Stanosz Sphaeropsis shoot blight and canker, formerly known as Diplodia, is a serious disease of many pine species ...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf, R. F. Patton. Dothistroma needle blight causes needle spots, discoloration, and substantial needle loss in he...

Author(s) M.F. Heimann, G.R. Stanosz In Wisconsin, Cytospora canker is especially damaging to Colorado blue spruce, but it also affects Norway spr...

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) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf, J. E. Kuntz, M. J. Drilias. Research has demonstrated that many Wisconsin sugar maples are declining because ...

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) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf. "Decline" is a general term that describes the deterioration of a tree's crown or an overall reduction in vig...

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) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf. Springtime weather injury can cause misleading symptoms on foliage. This fact sheet describes symptoms and st...

Author(s) G. L. Worf., J. E. Kuntz. Many problems and disorders can lead to tree decline. This fact sheet explores sun scald, girdling roots, mowe...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, R. C. Newman. When the herbicides used to kill broadleaf weeds in the lawn are applied on windy or hot days, they may end...

Author(s) P. J. Pellitteri, D. L. Mahr, D. J. Hall. Early season defoliation of pines in southern Wisconsin may be attributed to European pine saw...

Author(s) Jane Cummings Carlson, A. Jeff Martin, Kyoko Scanlon Thousands of oaks in woodland and urban settings die every year from oak wilt, a fu...

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

Author(s) E. R. Hasselkus, E. E. Schulte. Explains what fertilizer you should use and how you should apply it to your deciduous trees, evergreens,...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf. Scorch, or the browning of leaf edges, affects a wide range of deciduous and evergreen plants throughout Wisc...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. In Wisconsin, the euonymus caterpillar Yponomeuta cagnagella damages the spindletree euonymus, the winged euonymus (also...