Earlier this week, Amy Stone, our Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, authored a column in the Toledo Blade on What's Wrong With My Pine? This information is follow up to the information provided in the article for homeowners who want to dig a little deeper on the subject. 

Toledo Blade, Garden Column

https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/Gardening/2023/05/15/stone-what-s-wrong-with-my-pine/stories/20230516012

Cytospora Canker

https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/cytospora-canker#:~:text=Cytospora%20canker%20is%20a%20common,the%20look%20of%20the%20tree.

Rhizosphera Needle Cast 

https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/rhizosphaera-needle-cast#:~:text=Rhizosphaera%20needle%20cast%20is%20a,suffer%20from%20Rhizosphaera%20needle%20cast.

Phytophthora Root Disease

https://extension.psu.edu/phytophthora-root-rot

Bagworm

https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2149-10

Spruce Spider Mite

https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/spruce-spider-mite/

Spruce Rust Mite

https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/spruce-rust-mite

If you are having problems with your spruce, or other plants, feel free to contact our Horticulture Hotline on Monday and Wednesday from 10 am - 1 pm, or email at lucascountymastergardener@gmail.com