Mistletoe: Dung on a twig

How would you like to be called dung-on-a-twig? There certainly are worse things in life but certainly much better things as well. Dung-on-a-twig is one of the root meanings for mistletoe, which grows on trees. This common name comes from two parts of Anglo-Saxon...

USDA Label for Pollinator-Safe Plants

New Legislation Would Establish USDA Label for Pollinator-Safe Plants Media contact: Scott Hoffman Black, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation – (503) 449-3792, scott.black@xerces.org PORTLAND, Ore., Jun. 27, 2023 — On Friday, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff...

From Mighty Oaks

From Mighty Oaks, by Jeff Dexter Here in Aiken, we’re halfway through acorn season. The white oak acorns are mostly split and starting to sprout. The red oak acorns, which are later to sprout, are still good for harvesting. The differences in germination time are due...

Beech Bark Disease

Ohioline Ohio State University Extension Beech Bark Disease – Esther Kibbe and Enrico Bonello, Department of Plant Pathology Beech bark disease (BBD) is a devastating disease of American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrl.) caused by a combination of damage to the...