Black spots speckle maple leaves in the Halifax area on Aug. 25, 2021. (Richard Cuthbertson/CBC) ...

With most places in Ontario well below normal rainfall amounts for July, lack of water one of many potential causes.

Many of the leaves that have fallen from Ontario maple trees in recent weeks are dotted with black spots that have some people wondering if their maples are diseased. But “tar spots,” are a ...

Yet the tree has a dark side that haunts many, including reader Shane in Lakewood, who writes, “My question to you is regarding adding black walnut tree leaves and fruits to my compost pile.

A: I believe you’re seeing clumps of mistletoe. This small, evergreen shrub is seen most often growing high in the branches of bare pecan, hickory, oak, red maple and black gum trees.

It appears to be a forest of leafless black trees with intertwining branches set against a greyscale background. But in these leafless trees, some elements or objects are hidden.

Trees in Winter 2006, A single channel weather driven video installation Shot in "portrait" frame the projected image shows a large leafless tree, back-lit against a stormy winter sky. In the ...

On this winter edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee uses black walnut and eastern cottonwood twigs to show you tips on how to identify native Indiana trees with alternative ...