Leaf disease can defoliate large sections of birch trees. Q: Am I the only one whose birch tree has suffered this winter? It bloomed beautifully, but now half of it is dead and has almost no leaves.

People love their chalky white birch trees. Unfortunately, so does a tiny insect that causes big problems. Only a half-inch long as an adult, the bronze birch borer started establishing itself in the ...

Tree Trunk Goop used on a damaged young maple tree. Formula is equal parts natural diatomaceous earth, compost and soft rock phosphate mixed with water. Howard Garrett / Special Contributor Summer ...

“Last spring, only the bottom of my 15-year-old birch tree had leaves. The upper branches were green and flexible, so I don’t think they were dead. There was also dark sap running down the trunk. What ...