Plant Health Alert - Graft Union Failure
The question is, “Why is the top of this tree dead???” When I am diagnosing a plant problem I try …
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Growing Apples at Home
Henderson County is the apple capital of the state. Many gardeners want to grow apples in their backyards. Fall …
Plant Health Alert - Caring for Aging Trees
In our work here as plant health specialists, we get images like the one below sent to us daily. …
Wetlands - Henderson County Heritage
History When I first moved to Henderson County, I participated in a class cosponsored by the Henderson County Chamber …
Growing Tea at Home
Have you ever wondered if you could grow your own tea? Believe it or not, you can grow a …
Plant Health Alert - Pink Disease in Landscape Plants
This spring we are getting an alarming number of reports of limbs dying in shrubs and trees. Hollies, cherry …
Pest Alert - Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ants are generally beneficial insects. They help decompose trees in forests excavating rotten trees, stumps and logs to …
Slime Molds and Yeasts- Not a Pest
There are many unusual forms of life on this planet. Man has classified the different types of life into …
Plant Health Alert - Tree Health Post Helene
Trees Failing Post-Helene We have been seeing lots of plants dying Spring 2025. We have also had reports of trees …
Easter Lilies
Every year, greenhouse growers make their mortgage note selling Easter lilies Lilium longiflorum. In an era where people so often want …
Pest Alert - Voles
In my position as an NC State Extension Agent in Henderson County, NC, I am in a unique position …
Pest Alert - Ambrosia Beetles
Ambrosia beetles are killing trees across Western North Carolina. Storm damaged trees post Hurricane Helene are being finished off …