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 ...

Q: I planted eight blue spruce trees a year ago. This spring, I have noticed that two of the trees have a yellowish hue. They do not feel brittle, but they do not have the rich green and blue of my ...

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 ...

It is so disconcerting to see a specimen tree going into decline. One of the prized oak trees in my yard appears to be declining, so I can relate to your concerns. Your description suggests that your ...

SOLON - The city traditionally combines recognition of Earth Day and Arbor Day into one community event. That event was held April 29 at Solon Community Park. City officials are also looking for a ...

Spruce aphids can cause severe damage to blue spruce trees. They don’t show up in harmful numbers every year, but when they do, the damage can be so severe it can take years before enough needles grow ...

When local farmer Abner Zook began a produce market more than 40 years ago, blue spruce trees dotted his property and so he named the enterprise Blue Spruce. Today, the trees are gone but the market ...

SOLON -- The city traditionally combines recognition of Earth Day and Arbor Day into one community event, which will be held Sunday, April 29, at the Community Center. And city officials are also ...

DOVER Packets of seedlings are now available through the Tuscarawas Soil and Water Conservation District. Available are: 25 Blue Spruce seedlings for $15; 25 Scotch Pine seedlings for $15; and 15 Red ...

Dear Roger: The National Arbor Day Foundation just sent me a brochure and an offer of 10 free trees, mostly Colorado blue spruce trees, if I'll join and pay a $10 membership contribution. Could you ...

Editors note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

An unknown person, or persons, drove onto Harvey and Rosanne Dutkewich’s property just outside Brandon and, in broad daylight, took down one of their blue spruce trees and carted it off. As we ...