Q: I have a pine tree on the edge of my lawn that has clusters of mushrooms coming up around the base of the trunk. My friend told me these mushrooms are a sign that the tree has rotting roots and the ...

The fungal disease “oak root rot” (Armillaria mellea) has evolved with California oaks and other native plants. It is parasitic on oaks and other plant species, but if these plants are growing in our ...

PITTSBURGH — An invasive fungus is wreaking havoc on local oak trees. Oak wilt disease is fast-moving, killing some trees in less than a year. Local experts showed Channel 11′s Lisa Sylvester what to ...

Oak wilt is a potentially deadly disease caused by the fungus Bretziella (formerly Ceratocystis) fagacearum. First discovered in the 1940s in the Mississippi River Valley area, the disease is found ...

One of the most common, but little-known, tree problems in our region popped up, almost literally, in the past few weeks. Walking through a property earlier this month, examining trees for problems of ...

Among the signs of autumn is the increasing appearance of mushrooms. Have you noticed them popping up in your lawn or garden? If you have seen them and wondered if they're harmful to your plants, you ...

Do you have an oak tree? You could save its life by putting your chainsaw down and not pruning it right away, according to the Michigan DNR. Oak trees are at high risk for oak wilt infection between ...

MARQUETTE, MI — A tree disease is spreading across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Oak wilt, a lethal fungal infection which spreads via root systems, was found in two tree stands in southwest Marquette ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Several cases of oak wilt fungus have been confirmed in the Bird Hills Nature Area after a concerned resident reported a tree that looked unhealthy to city officials.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A devastating fungus disease that kills oak trees has been found again in Schenectady County, where it first appeared nine years ago. The Department of Environmental Conservation ...

Q: I have a pine tree on the edge of my lawn that has clusters of mushrooms coming up around the base of the trunk. My friend told me these mushrooms are a sign that the tree has rotting roots and the ...