Q: What's killing Colorado blue spruce trees? My parents just had one cut down in front of their house, which made me start to take notice to others dying in the area. I have noticed dying spruces ...

I have six blue spruce trees. I just noticed the needles are turning yellow or brown from the inside coming out. The trees are about 10-12 feet tall and were transplanted about 1½ years ago. Do they ...

In fall, prune shrubs only to remove dead, damaged, or diseased branches. Wait until leaves drop to better spot problem areas. Keep cuts minimal and avoid removing large limbs or heavy growth. As you ...

I have, or rather, had, two fully grown Blue Spruce pine trees which beautifully framed my front yard, and which to me were a valuable part of my landscape. A couple of months or so ago, we received a ...

KALAMAZOO — Strawberries ripened all at once, then were gone in the blink of an eye. Manure got spread on fields on weekends — even on Mother’s Day — because holding tanks were overflowing and farmers ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Colorado blue spruce trees have long been one of the more popular conifers for landscaping across the upper Midwest. Now, diseases are killing blue spruce trees across West Michigan ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Spruce trees grow at either high altitudes in the southern Appalachians to ...