Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fungus that's deadly to butternut trees has been found on the Island, and there is no known cure. (Clay Cutting - image credit) ...

Conditions are quite different today as I step into the early November woods for a walk. With the leaf drop and the not-yet snow cover, the forest is very open, and I see plenty of things that were ...

Mushrooms commonly grow in lawns and gardens; you've likely seen mushrooms cropping up on your lawn after a long period of rain. Mushrooms are the visible fruiting bodies of fungi. They provide an ...

A Fungus growing on a living tree is a symptom of heart rot. Trees are infected through wounds from lawn mowers, weed-whacker whips, deer rubbing, rodent chewing, frost cracks, broken branches and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. clarst5 via Shutterstock We love the vibrant colors of maple trees in the fall. These deciduous beauties bring not only great ...

The past few years have been tough on shade trees because of hot weather, drought, wind and severe freezes. This combination of environmental challenges has resulted in diseased trees, dead branches, ...

An invasive fungal plant disease has been discovered on Long Island, its first appearance outside the South, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced on Tuesday. Laurel wilt causes ...