CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The nearly 90-foot-tall green ash tree growing in central Illinois is the largest of its kind in the state, and that makes it worth protecting, a forestry expert says. An ...

On a recent January morning, Dix Hills resident Perry Tepper awoke to the loud buzz of machinery outside. He wasn’t surprised; there's construction going on in his neighborhood. But as it continued ...

Q: We have an old green ash tree. About 75 percent of the tree's branches on the north side are dead (brittle and void of leaves). The rest of the branches are healthy. It has good protection from the ...

Green ribbons are turning up on ash trees in Minneapolis, a stark reminder of just how much of the public urban forest is about to be cleared away, either by city foresters or the emerald ash borer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) was first identified as an invasive species in the US in 2002. It is now found in over ...

My neighbor lives on a rolling hillside dominated by lawn and trees. He has taken out a lot of the scrub over the years to show off trees of various species and age, and the place has the feel of an ...

The emerald ash borer, a small green beetle native to Asia, has been damaging ash trees in the Kansas City area for over a decade. Dr. James E. Zablotny, USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture A tiny ...

SCOTLAND, Pa. (AP) — The eradication of ash trees from Pennsylvania’s landscape and forests got a public viewing last week. Crews felled large-diameter trees dating to the early days of the Scotland ...