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RED BUD

Selection Info Some Common Diseases Some Common Insects and Insect-related

 

Verticillium wilt
Root rot
Wood rot
Canker

Borers
Aphids
Red Bud Leaf Roller
Red Bud Leaf Hopper

SPRUCE

Selection Info Some Common Diseases Some Common Insects and Insect-related

Colorado - green to blue foliage.
Most disease prone spruce.
Norway - branches drop down.
White - dwarf Albert is hybrid.

Chemical injury
Canker
Root rot
Wood rot

Mites
Spruce Gall Adlegids

SYCAMORE

Selection Info Some Common Diseases Some Common Insects and Insect-related

Albert - a mutation is not always stable, other species grown for colorful bark.
Messy tree due to anthracnose. 75 - 125 feet tall.

Sphaeropsis (Diplodia) Tip Blight
Anthracnose
Canker
Scorch
Powdery mildew
Wood rot
Root rot

 

TULIP TREE

Selection Info Some Common Diseases Some Common Insects and Insect-related

Tolerates wide range of growing conditions.
Green orange flowers blend in.
70 - 150 feet tall.

Sun scald
Scorch
Wetwood

Tulip Tree Scale
Magnolia Scale

VIBURNUM

Selection Info Some Common Diseases Some Common Insects and Insect-related

Many species.
One fragant flowering species.
Needs proper pruning to stay healthy.

Powdery mildew
Leaf spot
Verticillium wilt
Root rot

Borers

WALNUT

Selection Info Some Common Diseases Some Common Insects and Insect-related

Nut is edible - Everything else toxic, can stain things black.
Tap root therefore hard to transplant, leafs out late & defoliates early.

Canker
Wood rot
Root rot
Leaf spots
Anthracnose
Downy spot
Powdery mildew

Fall Webworm
Aphids
Leucanium Scale

WILLOW

Selection Info Some Common Diseases Some Common Insects and Insect-related

Not for most home landscapes.
Weeping and non - weeping corkscrew is small short lived tree, these trees need constant source of moisture.
Can be messy.

Canker
Wood rot
Root rot
Crown Gall
Wetwood
Leaf spot
Powdery mildew
Sooty mold

Black Willow Aphid
Scale
Leucanium Scale

WITCHHAZEL

Selection Info Some Common Diseases Some Common Insects and Insect-related

Vernal is shrub, blooms late.
Jan - Mar, Sun to Shade. 6-10 feet tall. Yellow to red flowers are fragant. Common is tree, blooms in nov., sun or shade, moist soils but not wet. 15 - 30 feet tall.
Ratty looking plants during growing season, yellow flowers are fragant.

 

 

YEWS

Selection Info Some Common Diseases Some Common Insects and Insect-related

Must have good drainage.
Sun to moderate shade.
Red berry fruit edible but seeds extremely toxic.
Shrubs & trees up to 40 feet tall.

Drowning
Winter injury

Taxus Weevil
Leucanium Scale