PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) - There's something rotten in Christmas tree country. And that has some farmers looking overseas for a solution. Phytophthora root rot, caused by a waterborne mold, is an issue ...

BAKERSVILLE, N.C. – Jeff Pollard trudged up the steep slope and stopped at a desiccated, rust-brown tree. Two months earlier, workers had tagged this Fraser fir as ready for market. It was going to be ...

EAST LANSING, MI – Agricultural researchers want to determine where across Michigan two types of root rot are killing Christmas trees – a major crop commodity in the state. The U.S. Department of ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A new study has warned that a fungus that devours the roots of Douglas fir trees in the Northwest could become a bigger killer as the climate changes. Laminated root rot occurs from ...

Foresters are looking to hone their management of Douglas fir trees in the wake of a new state report that says a changing climate likely will worsen the spread of a root-devouring fungus. A special ...

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Phytophthora root rot is a stubborn enemy for some Christmas tree growers No fungicide has proved effective to control Phytophthora Growers turning to species from Europe%2C Asia that are more ...

BAKERSVILLE, N.C.—Jeff Pollard trudged up the steep slope and stopped at a desiccated, rust-brown tree. Two months earlier, workers had tagged this Fraser fir as ready for market. It was going to be ...

BAKERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jeff Pollard trudged up the steep slope and stopped at a desiccated, rust-brown tree. Two months earlier, workers had tagged this Fraser fir as ready for market. It was going ...

BAKERSVILLE (AP) — Jeff Pollard trudged up the steep slope and stopped at a desiccated, rust-brown tree. Two months earlier, workers had tagged this Fraser fir as ready for market. It was going to be ...