Bronze Birch Borer Remains a Threat

Bronze Birch Borer (BBB) (Agrilus anxius) is native to North America and only targets trees belonging to one genus, Betula. Historically, BBB ranged across the northern U.S. and southern Canada which is not coincidently the same range as many of our native birches such as paper birch (B. papyrifera) and gray (grey) birch (B. populifolia).
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Joe Boggs

Holey Havoc... Munched Magnolia Leaves!

I enjoy sitting out on the deck just absorbing the sunshine, watching leaves flutter on my wife’s favorite magnolia, Magnolia X brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird'.  This deciduous tree has an upright, pyramidal form with beautiful three inches high, vase-shaped blooms with butter-yellow petals, which emerge in late spring.  The large elliptical-shaped leaves are 4-8 inches long and 4-6 inches wide.  Suddenly, I was struck by the thought… Hey, just a minute, I can see blue sky through the leaves!  What the heck is going on here?

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Erik Draper
Joe Boggs

It Pays to Care for Trees!

Over the past several years, The Ohio State University Extension has partnered with Holden Forests and Gardens to promote the benefits of trees. Using i-tree, calculations can be made on the economic value of trees. Recently, signs we installed on trees at Kelleys Island State Park.
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Thomas deHaas

Common Milkweed and its Doppelgänger

This can be a particularly tough time of the year to learn plant identification. With the warm temperatures and plentiful rainfall, vegetative growth is rapid, and we’re often left looking at a wall of green on green (on green). A common mix up is the misidentification of common milkweed and dogbane. Learn how to tell these two species apart.
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Carrie Brown