Woody of the Week - Ohio Buckeye
The Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is the state tree of Ohio. It is a native tree to the midwestern and plain states. The tree can reach 60 feet tall and 30 feet wide in an open area, but is about 1/2 that size when growing in an understory or shaded location.
The Ohio buckeye prefers a moist but well drained site. It can adapt to drier sites, but will often exhibit some leaf scorch when conditions are too dry. It is also susceptible to a leaf blotch and powdery mildew when conditions are right.
The leaves are arranged opposite of each other...
Woody of the Week - Pawpaw
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is found throughout the buckeye state and most of the Eastern United States. It grows naturally as an understory tree or along woodland edges, and is often found in areas that are moist.
A single tree can sometimes become a "pawpaw-colony" through root sprouts from the parent plant. The mature height of this tree is 25 feet and the mature spread is 15 feet, when not crowded by other plants. The leaves are rather large giving the plant a tropical feel.
While the plant is noted for its fruit, the flowers are beautiful but...
Ant Wars
Crabmania 2018
Mosquito Alert
Roses Knocked Back by Winter Cold
Several types of roses in Central and Southern (confirmed by Joe Boggs) were knocked back pretty good by cold winter weather. While trimming my shrub and carpet-type roses in early April I noticed quite a bit of dead wood. I had to really trim them back to a height of about six inches. They are looking great right now as the new growth is vigorous. I completely lost one climbing rose and another one was killed back to the crown. The new growth on this one is coming from the root stock.
...Night-Flying Bumbling Buzz-Bombing Beetles.
Butterweed / Cressleaf Groundsel: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
ODA Will Begin Treating for Gypsy Moth in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) will soon begin aerial treatments designed to manage gypsy moth populations in Ohio. One management option includes treating young caterpillars in the spring. Counties where these treatments will be applied to designated blocks include:
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Hocking
- Lucas
- Marion
- Morrow
- Perry
- Ross
- Sandusky
- Seneca
- Vinton
- Wyandot
The treatments aimed at the larval stage will begin early to mid-...