Q: The Norway Spruce trees that border our yard are dying, and they have holes in the bark. Do you know what could be causing this? Is there anything we can do to stop it and save the ones that are ...

The sapsucker woodpecker is causing problems in the region, plus other reader inquiries about ash trees dropping leaves and transplanting lilies. A sapsucker woodpecker can cause damage to area trees ...

On a walk this week enjoying our pleasant weather, I discovered this “compass” tree shown in the picture. Since it was pointing north, thought I would give it a nickname. What, when and how … and now ...

There have been many calls this month to the Duval County Extension Office describing a very unusual pattern of shallow pencil sized holes mysteriously appearing on the trunks of trees all over the ...

Occasionally, homeowners will notice small holes in the trunks of landscape trees. This may not mean impending death to the tree, but it’s not good. The presence of holes usually means that an insect ...

Dear Neil: What could be causing these spirals of holes in the trunk of my Lacey oak? The tree seems to be healthy. It had small acorns that dropped early, but that might be due to last winter’s cold.

Small, but destructive, bark beetles are quietly putting stress on Peninsula oaks and pines. Early detection of this group of insects that tunnel and reproduce under the bark of trees can mean the ...

Fruit trees, whether it's apples, pears, figs, or nectarines, are wonderful to grow for a surplus of your favorite fruit when ...