Some cherry and plum trees in the central Ohio area are turning black from a fungal disease. Here's what you need to know.

Now, I've decided to start a new list: A black cherry list. A 25-foot-tall tree in my Lakewood backyard produced a bountiful crop of fruit this year that ripened last weekend, and for the past ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth ...

A black cherry tree, the biggest of its kind in the state, has a circumference of 99 inches, a height of 120 feet and a crown spread of 63 feet. The tree is in Seven Mile Creek Park.