NORWALK — Like other towns and cities around the region, Norwalk city leaders and conservation officials are working to stop the spread of the invasive spotted lanternfly by cutting back on a favorite ...

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is using herbicide to kill tree of heaven trees to combat the spread of spotted lanternflies. The invasive insects threaten the regional grape industry. The tree ...

Some bugs are OK, others are not, and the same goes for trees growing in the D.C. region. What should you be on the lookout for? During a walk-through at Patuxent River State Park, Davey Tree Expert ...

Two separate serendipitous events occurred recently that brought a plant back to the forefront of my attention. First, a few weeks ago a colleague asked me to confirm the species of a tree growing ...

At first glance, you might think that a tree so named would be great to consider for a home landscape. The resounding answer to that consideration is “NO.” As you read on, I’ll give you some reasons ...

In many a city and suburban yard across America, seedlings with a distinctive smell and a tropical, yet somehow familiar look crop up each summer in inconvenient places. Those are seedlings of tree of ...

The advent of the spotted lanternfly has focused attention on Ailanthus, the “Tree of Heaven,” the insect’s preferred host. For those who don’t know it, this is a tree with alternate-growing, very ...

Q: Everywhere I see notices about spotted lanternfly, the advice is to squish them. I prefer not to resort to pesticides, but how do I make sure I’m not killing an innocent bug? A: Good question — ...