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Mushroom Monday: Green Elf Cup (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)
Mushroom Monday: Green Elf Cup (Chlorociboria aeruginascens) Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the Green Elf Cup (Chlorociboria aeruginascens). It’s known for its bright appearance and the after...
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Who Knew it Was Broken? – How Legumes Fix Nitrogen
Who Knew it Was Broken? – How Legumes Fix Nitrogen In a recent blog post, we wrote about what’s in the air. We noted that the majority of the air (around 78%) is nitrogen. You may have heard before...
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Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons – What’s the Difference?
Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons – What’s the Difference? Two words you may have heard before in reference to plants are dicots (dicotyledons) and monocots (monocotyledons). In today’s TrueTreeTalk...
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Mushroom Monday: Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica)
Mushroom Monday: Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica) In today’s Mushroom Monday post, we look at the bulbous honey fungus (Armillaria gallica). We’ve looked at a honey fungus mushroom before...
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They’ve Got a Lot of Gall: Cynipid Wasps
They’ve Got a Lot of Gall: Cynipid Wasps Strange swollen growths on your oak twigs? Weird fuzzy things on leaves? What could be causing these? Learn the answer in today’s TrueTreeTalk post. What...
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Pecan Scab: A Disease Affecting Pecan Trees
Pecan Scab: A Disease Affecting Pecan Trees Pecan scab is a disease that can affect pecan trees (Carya illinoinensis). It can cause lesions on stems and leaflets and cause damage to nuts. Learn more...
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Mushroom Monday: Black Jelly Drops (Bulgaria inquinans)
Mushroom Monday: Black Jelly Drops (Bulgaria inquinans) Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the Black Jelly Drop (Bulgaria inquinans). It’s an odd-looking mushroom you might spot growing on fallen...
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A Common Issue With Trees In Landscapes: Girdling Roots
A Common Issue With Trees In Landscapes: Girdling Roots In today’s TrueTreeTalk post, we look at a common issue with trees in landscapes: girdling roots. Learn what they are, the signs of them, what...
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Formosan Subterranean Termites (Coptotermes formosanus)
Formosan Subterranean Termites (Coptotermes formosanus) In today’s TrueTreeTalk blog post, we take a look at a nonnative, aggressive, and destructive species, the Formosan Subterranean Termite...
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Mushroom Monday: Hexagonia hydnoides
Mushroom Monday: Hexagonia hydnoides Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is Hexagonia hydnoides. It’s a polypore mushroom that can be found in tropical regions. We’ve featured other polypore mushrooms...
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Mushroom Monday: Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
Mushroom Monday: Pycnoporus cinnabarinus Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is Pycnoporus cinnabarinus. We’ve looked at polypores before, like the resinous polypore and we’ve looked at orange mushrooms...
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Mushroom Monday: Sheathed Woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis)
Mushroom Monday: Sheathed Woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis). It’s an interesting mushroom that changes color when...
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Mushroom Monday: Olive-Brown Waxy-Cap (Hygrophorus hypothejus)
Mushroom Monday: Olive-Brown Waxy-Cap (Hygrophorus hypothejus) Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the Olive-Brown Waxy Cap (Hygrophorus hypothejus). It’s sticky, small, and associated with pines....
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Mushroom Monday: Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea)
Mushroom Monday: Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the scarlet elf cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea). The common name, which varies and is shared with other...
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The Secret Magic of Worm Composting That No One Talks About
Today we have a special blog post from arborist and landscaper Molly Pikarsky. Today she lets us in on the secret magic of worm composting that no one talks about and lets us know how we can start...
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Mushroom Monday: Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata)
Mushroom Monday: Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata) Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata). The common name describes it quite well. It looks like a certain...
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Phytophthora Root Rot
Phytophthora Root Rot Phytophthora root rot is a common issue that can affect many landscape trees and plants. Learn more about the condition and ways to reduce its likelihood in today’s TrueTreeTalk...
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There’s Webs on My Tree Bark! – Barklice and Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Them
There’s Webs on My Tree Bark! – Barklice and Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Them Seeing webs covering the bark of your trees can be kind of scary, but if they’re caused by barklice, there’s really...
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Mushroom Monday: Admirable Bolete (Aureoboletus mirabilis)
Mushroom Monday: Admirable Bolete (Aureoboletus mirabilis) Happy Mushroom Monday! Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the admirable bolete (Aureoboletus mirabilis). It’s a bolete mushroom. One...
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Mushroom Monday: Mica Cap (Coprinellus micaceus)
Mushroom Monday: Mica Cap (Coprinellus micaceus) Today’s Mushroom Monday mushroom is the Mica Cap (Coprinellus micaceus). It’s tawny brown, bell shaped and known for its inky gills. Learn more about...
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