Alan Buckingham, author of Allotment Month By Month, advises in the January section of his book that gardeners should inspect apple and pear trees for signs of canker and remove any infected wood ...

Alan Buckingham, author of Allotment Month By Month, advises in his book that gardeners should inspect their apple and pear trees for signs of canker and remove any infected wood immediately.

Butternut, sometimes called white walnut, is great for carving and other uses, but it is potentially an endangered species.

The “cancer” growth-looking wood can be knocked off ... During the winter, when there isn’t foliage on the tree, the cankers can be very noticeable. The fungus gets into trees through ...

Threats to species health as well as also insight into the wood provided by the species ... from the landscape due to a fungal disease. Butternut canker can cause large dead spots on the tree and can ...

Thousand cankers disease (TCD ... not be moved across state lines into Delaware. Movement of wood may allow for transport of the insects and fungi involved in a number of diseases on trees and shrubs.