Tag: live oak

Understanding and treating effects of the rugose spiraling whitefly

The rugose spiraling whitefly has spread across Florida since 2009. Learn how to identify and protect landscapes from this invasive species here on TLC.

May 3, 2019

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Researchers develop method to detect oak wilt earlier

Too often oak wilt symptoms appear when it is too late. With the technology, oak wilt can be detected within 30 minutes and costs just a few dollars per sample.

November 14, 2017

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Five wind-resistant plants to weather powerful storms

Here are a few of the trees that are known to withstand strong winds better than others. Read more on Total Landscape Care

October 9, 2017

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New York moves quickly to contain new oak wilt infection

The deadly disease oak wilt has made a second appearance in New York, this time in the town of Islip on Long Island. Click to read more on the infestation.

August 9, 2016

Oak wilt in red oaks can be hard to spot, but leaves often turn pale green and then brown. They remain on the tree for a period of time. Photo: Texas A&M Forest Service

Landscapers to find supplies of popular plants, trees remain tight in 2016

Landscape contractors can look forward to another season in which sourcing plants needed for commercial and residential installations will be challenging -- thanks to a plant shortage.

March 23, 2016

Among the most difficult plants to find, especially in the South, is the live oak.

Guarding against oak wilt: Put away the pruners

Click to read Total Landscape Care & find out how to prevent oak wilt during peak transmission season. Follow us for the latest news landscapers need to know.

February 23, 2016

Landscapers volunteer to improve grounds of local animal shelter

Fellow landscapers recently joined together to give the Santa Cruz Animal Shelter in Live Oak, California, a landscape makeover. Volunteers from the California Landscape Contractors Association and animal shelter upgraded the irrigation system, installed rocks and a drainage system and planted succulents, native plants and shade trees. “What they do at that shelter is incredible, […]

April 15, 2015

Kurt Christiansen of Christiansen Associates joins local landscapers to at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter. Photo: Kevin Johnson, Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Tree Giveaway

The Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tree Commission will give away more than 38,000 tree seedlings in this year’s annual tree giveaway, reports The Tuscaloosa News. Together with the Alabama Power Service Organization and the Druid City Canopy Coalition, the commission will offer varieties such as southern sugar maple, crape myrtle, dogwood, southern magnolia, white oak, live oak, redbud and dahoon holly.

February 19, 2013

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