Oh no! What’s wrong with my tomato plant, strawberries and Japanese maple? It could be verticillium wilt, a disease caused by a soil-borne fungus that can affect a wide variety of herbaceous and woody ...

Q After my Japanese maple died, I had it removed and I replanted another Japanese maple in the same location. Now one side of this new tree has clusters of brown, dead leaves. What’s happening to my ...

Verticillium wilt is a significant soil-borne fungal disease affecting many plants, including garden and ornamental crops. In Idaho, it poses a significant threat to agricultural productivity and ...

A few years ago, I had a client who had my team site a variety of plants for her. She also had me take a hard look at one of her lilacs. I took my normal analysis of what was going on with the lilac ...

It's an old story. One day you're admiring your cherished 'Forest Pansy' redbud with its heart-shaped purple leaves brilliantly backlit by the summer sun. The next, you're noticing a few leaves that ...

One hidden benefit of gardening in the Klamath Basin is reduced disease pressure, a product of our low humidity. Standing water on leaf surfaces or prolonged, high relative humidity are often ...

Verticillium wilt among olive trees is one of the most devastating diseases for olive trees and one of the main plant health problems in the olive sector. The disease is caused by a fungus called ...

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Verticillium wilt is spreading across the UK and could lead to a halving of yields if it becomes endemic. Louise Impey looks at how one affected grower is tackling the problem The devastating effect ...

My annual fruit tree pruning classes will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday and Jan. 11 and 25 at the Ahern Orchard near Bonanza Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard. Search and enroll in the classes ...

It’s more than seven years since a key fungal disease that affects oilseed rape crops was first confirmed in UK crops and farmers are being warned it could get much worse, reducing yields in crops.

A widespread soil-borne disease, verticillium wilt can afflict maples, redbud, ash, euonymus, tomatoes and strawberries. Symptoms: One side of the plant wilts or dies. In trees, leaves turn yellow or ...