trees

So, in the past 9 months we’ve had a late hard freeze, little rainfall, and before this was the driest six month winter period...

We have had a great deal of winter damage this year due to a lack of moisture and warm temperatures interspersed with sharp drops...

Kansas State University publications address a variety of topics MANHATTAN, Kan. – In a twist on the summertime whodunit mystery, K-State Research and Extension is...

We have received reports of trees being slow to leaf out. In most cases this is likely just a cool spring delaying leaf emergence...

The Kansas Forest Service’s Conservation Tree Planting Program offers tree and shrub seedlings, as well as other items for use in conservation plantings.  Plantings...

Fruit trees can be pruned from now through March as long as the wood isn’t frozen. Following are some general recommendations on pruning mature...

Hank Stelzer Forestry State Specialist School of Natural Resources In the aftermath of a severe ice or wind storm, many homeowners ask a simple question about their...

Recently we have seen twig dieback on pin and other oaks caused by a fungal disease called Botryosphaeria canker. Affected trees show wilting or...

Tree squirrels can cause a couple types of tree damage. Most commonly they clip the tips of branches. The length of severed branches is...

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture Some insects come around every 17 years or so, like the 17 Year Cicada.  Others are always here!  ...