A Dorchester man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the theft of tree burls -- the giant knots on the trunks of most tree species prized by woodworkers for their intricate grain.Michael Scanlan ...

A common fungal disease of cherry and plum trees is widespread in Greater Columbus, likely worsened by the abnormally wet conditions experienced locally both this spring and last spring. Black knot, ...

The arboreal fungus appears on the branches of trees in the genus Prunus. In Minnesota, that means cherry and plum trees.

Have you ever examined timber floorboards and pondered why they look the way they do? Perhaps you admired the super-fine grain, a stunning red hue or a swirling knot, and wondered how it came to be?

Q: I have a decorative tree called a sand cherry. I just noticed it has many places on the branches with raised black, deformed lumps. It is on almost every branch. Some of the branches are dead. This ...

However, these trees did not grow naturally into this shape. This is a "living sculpture." A photograph supposedly showing two trees that were twisted together into a knot shape is frequently met with ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth and ...