• Feature Articles from Past Issues

Insects

Annual White Grubs Are Early This Year July 1999
Are We Ready for the Emerald Ash Borer? August 2003
Elm Flea Weevil: Not To Be Confused with Flea Beetles April 2005
Emerald Ash Borer April 2003
Favorite Books to Identify Insect Pests May 2007
IPM Propagation – Use of Horticultural Oils in Taxus Propagation July 2001
It’s Beetle Time August 2001
Japanese Beetles are Here pdf
Overwintering Strategies of Insects and Implications for IPM August 2003
Pest Control Decision Making and Managing Scale Insects August 2000
Understanding and Identifying Scale Insects on Woody Plants May 2004

Plant Care and Management

Avoiding Excessive Soil Over the Root Systems of Trees June 2005
Biological Control: Utilizing Living Organisms to Control Living Organisms July 2001
Caring for Newly Planted Trees and Shrubs April 1999
Changing Procedures in Urban Tree Planting and Management September 1999
Coping with Clayey Soils May 2006
Coping with Exposed Tree-root Elbows June 2004
Damaging Effects of Drought July 2005
Deep Roots Are Harming Trees July 2004
Determining the Health of Your Soil June 2001
Dormant Season and Early Spring Methods to Control Insect Pests and Pathogens
Sept 2004
Drought Stress July 2002
Fall Planting of Trees and Shrubs August 2000
Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs in Accordance with New ANSI A300 Standard April 2000
Handy Tools for Scouting June 2007
The Importance of Indicator Plants and How to Use Them April 2008
The Importance of Mulching May 2001
Keep the Base of the Tree Trunk Dry June 2005
Moving Established Plants in Midsummer August 2002
Mulch, Compost and the Threat of Disease Transmission May 2005
Organizing and Utilizing a Pest and Disease Monitoring Schedule April 2000
Plant Health Is Rooted in Prevention August 2005
Pruning - See the Whole Picture April 2002
Simplify Your Garden – Maintenance Tips for the Home Landscape May 2002
Six Good Reasons Not to Top Trees June 2002
Some (not-so-serious) Woody Plant Problems April 2005
The Challenge for Increasing Rainfall Infiltration in Urban Landscapes August 2007
Tree vs. Lawn: Uneasy Coexistence July 2004
Watering: How Much, When, What Methods July 2000
Yikes! What's Wrong with That Plant - Part 1 July 2007
Yikes! What's Wrong with That Plant - Part 2 July 2007
Yikes! What's Wrong with That Plant - Part 3 August 2007

Plant Physiology

Describing Urban Tree Problems – A Quantification Approach August 2001
Dormancy and Cold Hardiness in Temperate Woody Plants September 1999
Water Woes Are Not Just a Summer Problem May 2000
When Oak Leaves Fail to Fall May 2005
When Trees Drop Their Leaves or Develop Early Fall Color August 2002
Winter Weather and Plant Problems April 2004

Plant Selection

Chicagoland Grows Plant Introduction Program May 2004
Fragrant Vilburnums for Midwest Landscapes May 2002
Growing Vines June 2004
Landscaping to Save Energy April 2000
New Elms for the Landscape and Urban Forest July 2002
Ornamental Grasses September 2000
Plants for Shade Gardening May 2001
Re-Oaking July 2005
Roses – Are They Really Too Much Work? August 2002
Silver Maple: Sow's Ear to Silk Purse July 2005
Swamp White Oak: Promising Urban Tree August 2005
Tree Provenance July 2004
Tree Selection: The Right Tree for the Right Site April 1999
Woody Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites April 2001