Urban Forestry

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 Properly placed and maintained landscape plants can increase the value of real estate. However, poor plant choices can be...

Author(s) Scott R. Craven, Robert Ellarson Find out how to create a haven for the birds' food, shelter, and cover with the shrubs and trees you p...

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

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

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

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

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) 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) 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 "Decline" is a general term that describes the deterioration of a tree's crown or an overall reduction in vigo...

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

Author(s) Anna Haines, Lynn Markham, Dan McFarlane, Eric Olson, Rebecca Roberts, Linda Stoll Forests have played a large role in the physical and ...

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

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, P. J. Pellitteri, E. B. Smalley, R. P. Guries Dutch elm disease is a fatal fungus disease attacking American elms. The fu...

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

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, mower...