Hypoxylon canker in trees is a scary-sounding thing, right? It is a fungal disease that is common on many hardwoods. An opportunistic fungus, Hypoxylon atropunctatum, causes it. Red oaks are more ...

In the past 15-plus years, there is no telling how many times I have answered a phone call or had someone come in to the office with the question, “My trees are dying, what is the problem?” You go ...

In the past few years white oak mortality has killed an untold number of trees in the Missouri Ozarks. A company called Pioneer Forest is located in the Missouri Ozarks and sustainably harvests timber ...

Have you ever seen a dead oak tree that looked like someone painted black, brown, silver or gray blotches all over it? If so, you were probably looking at a tree that had died from hypoxylon canker ...

The Birmingham Zoo will have to cut down and remove "at least" 75 large oak trees that have shown signs of infection by a tree fungus, Zoo officials tell AL.com. The fungus, called Hypoxylon canker ...

Q. I have treated my lawn for take-all root rot several times over the past couple of years. I have used a manure, mulch, and, more recently, sphagnum peat moss as I have seen you recommend. I treated ...

Q: I don't know what this is on my oak tree, but is it anything I should be concerned about (see reader's photo)? Should I spray with something? A: Unfortunately, I suspect your tree has hypoxylon ...

GALVESTON – The century-old Ghirardi Oak, a local landmark that League City spent $200,000 to relocate two years ago, is suffering from disease that could threaten its survival. The oak gained ...

Q:There are several large oak trees that have been in our landscape since we purchased this property 20 some years ago. They are wonderful trees, but recently we've noticed several of them have ...

One of the greatest losses that a homeowner can experience is the loss of a tree. Not only is a tree an aesthetic part of the yard, but it also provides shade for the homeowner as well as shelter for ...

Hypoxylon canker is caused by a fungus (Hypoxylon atropunctatum). Spores infect wounded branches or other open areas on the tree. The spores germinate and the fungus spreads into the sapwood of the ...