How to identify Ilex verticillata and Ilex laevigata Field guides and websites make differentiation between Ilex verticillata and Ilex laevigata much more difficult than it really is. Use this handy guide to determine which species you are trying to positively identify.…
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Fungus behind deadly disease in walnut trees mutates easily, complicating control
Fungus behind deadly disease in walnut trees mutates easily, complicating control Researchers from Purdue and Colorado State universities have discovered that the fungus responsible for thousand cankers disease, a lethal affliction of walnut trees and related species, has a rich…
White House Recommends Sourcing Insecticide-Free Plants In Federal Landscape Guidelines
White House Recommends Sourcing Insecticide-Free Plants In Federal Landscape Guidelines Pollinators are essential to the United States economy. Honey bees, native bees, birds, bats, butterflies, and other species contribute substantially to our food production systems, the economic vitality of the agricultural sector,…
ArcheWild Sustainable Nursery Practices
ArcheWild Sustainable Nursery Practices Many customers already know that ArcheWild employs the most sustainable nursery practices of any native plant producer on the East Coast. But for those that are new to the ArcheWild growing program, here are some of the highlights…
Developing Euonymus atropurpurea (Eastern wahoo) Cultivars
Our chief propagator has been finding and collecting seed from various east coast genotypes of Euonymus atropurpurea for many years. Genotypes range from West Virginia to Connecticut. See several cultivars are in development below. The normal Eastern wahoo on the left…
Harvesting Gleditsia triacanthos (honeylocust) seeds
Found a nice wild Gleditsia triacanthos tree along the Delaware river tonight. Collected enough pods for about 500 seeds. Nice chestnut brown pods and great foliage. A very nice tree for a hedgerow or specimen tree on the edge of…
Harvest time for Zanthoxylum americanum (prickly ash)
Prickly ash is a large shrub to small tree with colorful drupes in late October that turn shiny black in late November. In its preferred soil, it can form thickets that can function as a natural barrier to human and…
PDA Program Detail – Spotted Lanternfly
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_24476_10297_0_43/AgWebsite/ProgramDetail.aspx?name=SPOTTED-LANTERNFLY&navid=12&parentnavid=0&palid=150& Posted from the field by Mark
Detoxifying Lawns
ArcheWild was recently contracted to detoxify a lawn after it’s improper contamination by one if the new national lawn care services. The property owner was highly allegergic to the company’s chemicals and also experienced several asthma episodes. Our techinicians formulated…
Plan for bee-friendly roads and rail
Plan for bee-friendly roads and rail http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/29847474 Posted from the field by Mark