Outside of the fatal dogwood anthracnose, and a few other nonfatal diseases, dogwoods tend to do well in East Tennessee, and are even part of the region's fossil record, horticulturalist Brian ...

Healthy dogwoods have few problems, but stressed trees can be affected by pests and fungal diseases. Dogwood borers may chew ...

Their common name may derive from dagwood—not the comic strip character but the branches once used to skewer meat. Types of ...

The flowering dogwood, Cornus florida, is a Virginia classic, but it can't handle full sun and it's susceptible to disease. (Daily Press file) ...

The diseases are particularly severe on American sycamore, the white oak group, black walnut, and dogwood. The greatest impact of anthracnose is in urban environments.

I recently received an email asking how you might be able to rejuvenate a dogwood tree starting in the Spring. If you have a tree in your yard that appears to be struggling, inmost cases, it’s common ...

Dogwood anthracnose is a disease caused by the fungus Discula destructiva. For this reason, it can be beneficial to plant your dogwood in late spring when warm temperatures will kill the fungus ...

Kousa dogwoods proved virtually immune to the disease and were heavily promoted as a substitute for the dying natives. Soon this rarity was planted all over. Don’t worry, was the message, this species ...

The dogwood tree is a native species to our area, ... the University of Tennessee developed several new dogwood trees that are resistant to the fungal diseases that have grown in prevalence.

A possible narrative for the past two weeks: swapping pollen for mosquitoes? The rain and damp conditions suggest checking everywhere for standing water, even small amounts. For a mosquito, a teacup ...

Dogwood Pool in North Canton was forced to close multiple times Thursday after ... A 2013 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found evidence of feces in more than half of the ...

The origin of Knoxville's Dogwood Arts Festival and why we plant these trees by the thousands.