Japanese black pine trees may be visually stunning, but growing them successfully entails knowing know what pests and ...

Japanese black pine tree with a blue sky in the background ... thin foliage, and the growth of white fungus at the tree's base. Management, unfortunately, is difficult and infected trees should ...

Then, disaster struck. Pathologists discovered that blackcurrants spread a fungus, introduced from Europe in the 19th century, that killed white pine trees, the backbone of the nation's timber ...