Question: I'm writing to ask what to do about a 25-28- year-old white birch in my front yard. The leaves are turning yellow and falling at an alarming rate. This is the first time I have noticed such ...

Dr. Sydney Brannoch holds a single birch leaf showcasing the damage caused by both species of birch leafminer which are responsible for this current outbreak: amber-marked birch leafminer and late ...

The pinkish-red spots on your birch’s leaves appear to be erineum patches, which are a type of gall caused by very tiny eriophyid mites feeding on the leaf tissue. You will need a microscope to see ...

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Brown birch trees in both Southcentral and Interior Alaska this summer aren’t signaling an early fall. Rather, they are subject to an infestation of small, leaf-munching larvae. Alaska is in the midst ...