Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The term " canker" is used to describe a killed area or blister on the bark, ...

My Leyland cypress hedge has Seiridium unicorne canker fungus. The photo you see is one of many Leylands in my yard. I often regret my decision to plant the species but I also wish I had reviewed this ...

Q. In late spring, you wrote about canker on maple trees. The description fit the problem with our Norway maple perfectly. Our tree was planted by the builder about two years ago. We initially thought ...

When a branch falls or a tree dies, one common reason is a group of diseases with an especially ominous name: canker diseases. “Canker” comes from the same root as “cancer.” Like cancers, cankers can ...

Q: I just removed a maple tree that had a bleeding canker. It has been slowly dying for the last few years. My question is before planting another tree in that area, do I need to treat the soil and if ...

Florida’s Department of Agriculture on Thursday declared citrus canker eradicated from Martin and part of Hendry counties even as agency officials reported more diseased trees in Palm Beach County.

Florida homeowners who lost their beloved citrus trees to the failed canker eradication program 17 years ago could be compensated this year under a $100 million budget request being filed this week by ...

A tree service recently looked at one of our trees and said it had cankers. Can you explain what a tree canker is and what causes them? If you have a dead area of tissue on a tree leaf, it is called a ...

A Broward County jury elected not to hand a massive payout to county homeowners who lost citrus trees to the state’s canker eradication program, issuing a verdict Tuesday that will give homeowners ...

Q. In late spring, you wrote about canker on maple trees. The description fit the problem with our Norway maple perfectly. Our tree was planted by the builder about two years ago. We initially thought ...