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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...