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Sapsuckers

The yellow-bellied sapsucker is a type of woodpecker that primarily feeds on sap but also eats the insects attracted to sap. Sapsuckers attack live trees,

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Cold Hardy Palms

Can I plant a palm tree here? Yes, you can! There are several palms that will survive and thrive in upstate South Carolina. Sabal palmetto

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Palms

Palms belong to the monocot family, along with grasses, orchids, and bromeliads. Palms are not capable of secondary growth and thus, do not have annual

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Mistletoe

Description: Mistletoe is a PARASITIC plant that grows as a hanging bush on the branches of trees. It will grow on most deciduous trees but prefers

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Mower Injury

Description: Injuries incurred by lawn mowers and string trimmers can seriously threaten a tree’s health. Nicks or cuts to the base of the tree disrupt the

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Nutrient Deficiency

Description: Not all plant problems are caused by insects or diseases. Plants require nutrients to stay healthy and those aren’t always readily available. The first sign

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Poor Drainage

Description: Poor drainage is a common landscape problem and is considered by many to be one of the biggest killers of landscape plants. In areas with

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Water Deficiency

Description: Tree health and growth depend upon an adequate supply of water. Normally, rainfall supplies enough to sustain healthy trees. Even moderate dry periods can be

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Lightning

Description: Trees, because they are normally the tallest point around, are natural lightning rods. When a tree is struck by lightning the liquids inside the trunk

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Girdling Root

Description: Girdling root is defined as “a root that grows around the trunk of a tree, thus tending to strangle the tree”. Normal movement of water

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Construction Damage

The construction process can be devastating to surrounding trees when there is no protection plan in place. Broken branches are commonplace but damage done underground

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Black Knot

Description: Black knot is a serious disease of plum and cherry trees caused by the fungus Apiosporina morbosa. It is referred to as black knot because

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Cedar-Apple Rust

Description: Cedar-apple rust can be very harmful to the health of apple trees. If severe infections of cedar-apple rust continue for several seasons, apple tree death

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Fire Blight

Description: Fire blight gets its name from the burnt appearance it leaves on affected blossoms and twigs. It is one of the most devastating and difficult-to-control

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Hypoxlon Canker

Description: The following is a description of hypoxylon canker in oak, taken from the Texas Plant Disease Handbook: “Hypoxylon Canker (fungus – Hypoxylon atropunctatum and other Hypoxylon

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Leaf Infection

Description: Leaf spots, or infections of leaves, are caused by a variety of fungi and some bacteria. Leafspots are seen more frequently in late summer as

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Powdery Mildew

Description: Many fungi fall under the category of powdery mildew. Some plants can withstand being infected and not have serious injury. Begonias can die from a

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Root Rot

Description: There are many different types of root rot affecting both urban and forest trees. High soil moisture content and high temperatures are common factors. They

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Seridium Canker

Description: Seridium canker is caused by a fungus and is the most damaging disease of Leyland cypress. The fungus will destroy the cypress’ form and eventually

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Verticillium Wilt

Description: Verticillium Wilt is a serious vascular disease of hundreds of woody and herbaceous plant hosts. One group not affected by verticillium wilt is the gymnosperms,

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Bacterial Leaf Scorch

Descript ion: Bacterial leaf scorch (BLS) is a chronic, eventually fatal disease that is most noticeable in theearly fall. Urban trees such as sycamore, red maple,

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Apple Scab

Description: Apple scab is a serious disease in virtually all apple-producing regions worldwide. If not controlled it can cause extensive losses where humid, cool weather occurs

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Anthracnose

Description: Anthracnose is a disease that has decimated much of the native Dogwood populations in the forests of the United States. Dogwood anthracnose affects all above

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Lace Bugs

Description: Adult lace bugs are approximately one-eighth to one-quarter of an inch long and have a highly ornamented wing and a hood-like structure covering the head.

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