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I came upon this show while helping my elderly mother the other night. After a while she asked, “do you really like this?” Surprised, I looked at her and replied, “Mother, this is what I do for a livi...

Tree with Kretzschmaria deusta

Recently I was called upon to inspect an apparently healthy American beech (Fagus grandifolia) tree. Outside of a few tightly bifurcated branch unions, the only real issue with this tree with a 43-inc...

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The definition of fasciation in Merriam-Webster is a malformation of plant stems commonly manifested as enlargement and flattening as if several stems were fused…
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Multiple partners from Ohio Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture-Division of Forestry, The Ohio State University, Cleveland Metroparks, and USDA – APHIS (Animal and Pla...
Brasswood Lace Bugs on leaf
This is the time of the season when the characteristic chlorotic leaf spot damage (= stippling) from Lace Bugs (order Hemiptera; family Tingidae) that feed on deciduous woody ornamentals as well as ...
Lightning strike on tree

Lightning is one of nature’s most powerful forces. Lightning can have devastating effects on people, property and trees. Each strike of lightning can reach more than five miles in length, and produce ...

John Barlram sketched image

This Independence Day weekend blog post is about John Bartram, the American gardener and botanist who revolutionized gardening.

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Trees can be a great asset to our landscape and environment. But it pays to plan ahead.
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Over the past several years, The Ohio State University Extension has partnered with Holden Forests and Gardens to promote the benefits of trees. Using i-tree, calculations can be made on the economi...
Wild Parsnip Flowers
Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L., family Apiaceae (previously Umbelliferae)) is in full bloom in Ohio with recent hot temperatures accelerating seed development, particularly in the southern part o...
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