Fire Blight Info & Management What is Fire Blight Fire Blight is a bacterial disease that affects many popular trees, such as: Pear Trees, Hawthorn Trees, Crabapple Trees (Newer cultivars are resistant). How do I Treat it? Unfortunately, Fire Blight does not have a cure. It can be managed by removing the infected sections of … Read More “Dying Branches on Crabapple and Pear Tree | Fire Blight Info & Management”
Garden Molds What are they? Garden Molds are caused by spores that land in cool, shaded, moist areas. They are typically found under tree canopies, behind large bushes or in decaying mulch beds on shaded sides of the house. How do I get Rid of it? The best way to get rid of this is … Read More “White Mold In Garden Beds & On Trees | Garden Mold Info & Treatment”
Rhizosphera Needlecast What is Rhizosphera Needlecast? Rhizosphera Needlecast is a common disease found on Colorado Spruce –Picea pungens – (also called Blue Spruce). It is a fungal disease that typically spreads through the air from infected spruce. Below is a photo of what an infected spruce will look like after a couple seasons: Rhizosphera Needlecast … Read More “Rhizosphera Needlecast Information”
Bagworm Info and Control Info Bagworms are a devastating insect that typically target arborvitaes, but can be found on other trees and shrubs. These insects overwinter inside the small bags shown in Photo A Photo A (Bagworms on Arborvitae) The bags on the tree will open up when the young worms are ready to start … Read More “Bagworm Information and Treatment Methods”
Tree Size Chart At Wasco Nursery, we have many different sizes for our trees, shrubs and perennials. Here are a few of the different sizes to give you an idea of what our sizes mean:
Trees Not Recommended for Northern Illinois Callery Pear Not Recommended due to Invasiveness, Weak Wood, and Fungal Disease – Fire Blight Recommended Alternatives: American Sentry Linden, Spring Flurry Serviceberry, Upright European Hornbeam Colorado Spruce Not Recommended due to Fungal Diseases – Cytospora Canker & Rhizosphaera Needle Cast Recommended Alternatives: Norway Spruce, Paul’s Select Norway Spruce, Black Hills … Read More “Trees Not Recommended for Northern Illinois”
What is Root Rot and How Do You Prevent it? Root Rot can be any gardener’s worst nightmare. It can be hard to properly diagnose on a failing tree, shrub, or perennial; and oftentimes it is done so too late for the plant to be saved. So what is it exactly that causes root rot … Read More “Understanding and Preventing Root Rot in Your Garden”
Water Tolerant Plants Too often gardeners find themselves with wet, soggy spots in the garden where nothing seems to want to grow. Lowland areas, poor soils, and bad landscape drainage can all cause these wet areas in the gardens, and planting the wrong plants in these areas can lead to root rot and other diseases. … Read More “Water Tolerant Plants”
Wasco Nursery & Garden Center will no longer be carrying the following plants due to underperformance in the landscape or new better varieties being introduced. If you have any questions about the plants we are no longer carrying, or would like to potentially see about special ordering one of these plants, please feel free to … Read More “Underperforming / Outdated Plants in Northern Illinois”
What are Keystone Species? Keystone species plants are plants that are essential for the performance of their ecosystem. Without their keystone species, an ecosystem would deteriorate drastically. “Key” native plants help hold our ecosystem together, which is why it is important to protect and increase the population of these plants. Native keystone plants are hosts … Read More “Keystone Plant Species of Northern Illinois”
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