Fungal Disease in Maple Trees

Fungal Disease in Maple Trees

Last fall, the Capital Region’s maple trees were impacted by two fungal diseases that caused leaves to become spotty and fall prematurely. The first disease, anthracnose, caused brown spots and lesions on maple leaves and in some cases the whole tree turned brown. The...
Snow Mold

Snow Mold

Snow mold, also known as snow rot, is a lawn disease that thrives under snow or wet leaves during the cold winter months. It occurs when too much snow stays on the ground for extended periods of time. Sound like winter in the Northeast? We have yet to see what lawns...
Disease Alert

Disease Alert

You may have seen a white cottony substance, similar in appearance to dandelion fluff, on your lawn at one point or another. We have seen it on many lawns ourselves. It is a very damaging fungus known as Pythium Blight that thrives during consistently humid/warm...