The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – Majestic hemlocks towering on dunes and along streams in Ottawa County may soon be a thing of the past if a tiny insect cannot be controlled. The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The state of Michigan has approved $3.6 million in grants to help fund projects to ward off invasive species, including hydrilla and the hemlock woolly adelgid. The ...

Don't stress if you have a tree that's not looking its best in the bark department. You can save a tree with damaged bark by first assessing the type of damage. Once you know the severity, you have a ...

To the editor: On one of the hemlocks on my property, I noticed damage that corresponds to descriptions of the hemlock borer pest online: “The hemlock borer (Phaenops fulvoguttata) prefers to attack ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI – Hemlock trees – those beautiful feathery evergreens – are dying in alarming numbers along West Michigan’s coast. But you can save them, one at a time. An “Adopt-a-Hemlock” effort in ...