Purdue Landscape Report: Early June, we received a white pine sample at the Purdue University Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab that showed early season needle loss lower in the tree canopy (Figure 1, 2).

As it’s getting colder and the leaves are starting to fall, it won’t be long before we start getting calls about brown needles on evergreens such as pines. We call them “evergreens” because they ...

Some aspects of choosing a live Christmas tree, like shape, color, and aroma, are subjective. But certain Christmas tree species are better at keeping their needles and holding ornaments. Two ...