Ever wonder why some palm varieties flourish while others suddenly bend at the trunk or topple over completely?
This is what’s known as butt rot. The mushroom-like conks at the base of a palm tree are the distinguishing symptom and indicate your palm tree can’t be saved. One University of Florida researcher is ...
Lethal bronzing disease is a death sentence to Florida palm trees but scientists may have a solution
It’s been nearly two decades since the discovery that a snot-colored planthopper was killing more than 20 species of Florida palm trees by spreading a terminal bacterial infection called lethal ...
Michael Karam drives by palm trees that look sicker by the mile. Some of the treasured palms still tower over Gentilly’s boulevards, but their spiked crowns have turned droopy and brown. Karam, the ...
If you’re thinking about planting a palm tree in your yard, the next month or so is the time to do it. If you’re considering this, or if you already have a palm tree, you may want to know a bit more ...
The list of diseases attacking trees in the Pacific Northwest grows every year. A pathogen new to Pierce County brings an added concern: It can injure people. A research project using citizen ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A legendary “walking” tree has captivated rainforest ...
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