Urban trees lining streets fare better in dry spells than those in parks – now it seems that leaky water pipes are the reason ...

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First on the list of easy-to-grow trees is the crabapple. This beauty’s spring blossoms are often so lavish that they hide entire branches. The flowers give way to leaves and then fruit to keep ...

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says apple scab and local drought contribute to poor-looking crabapple trees in Allen County.

The ongoing drought, which has affected most of the state for the past month, has resulted in many Christmas trees becoming dehydrated.

Kevin Willson, a postdoctoral researcher with the Forest Service, found that fire-maintained forests had fewer trees with increasingly less water stress than fire-excluded forests.

Trees need water right after planting to establish root systems, then more in the years to follow to fuel growth. In adverse drought conditions, they might only grow about 6-8 inches per year.

He says the crabapple trees are resilient enough that they should be fine by next spring. Kyle Strain, Wellfield’s manager of public horticulture, says a really severe drought can affect colors.

Christmas tree farms in central Ohio reported dead seedlings and off-color trees will be the norm for this year's holiday season.

Christmas tree farmers across the Northeast are looking decidedly less merry as they struggle to keep their trees alive amid a weeks-long drought that has left vegetation brown, shriveled and ...

Tree canopies across Ohio are turning vibrant weeks ahead of schedule this year thanks to an early dormancy caused by the state's prolonged drought.