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 ...

Most of us know our birthstone and maybe even our birth flower, but did you know you also have a birth month tree? Just like ...

When summer fades and fall emerges, lush green tree leaves give way to a variety of warm hues in foliage that mark the ...

Larvae of the leaf beetle Chrysomela lapponica attack two tree species: willow and birch. To fend off predator attacks, their larvae produce toxic butyric acid esters or salicylaldehyde, whose ...

Q: Am I the only one whose birch tree has suffered this winter? It bloomed beautifully, but now half of it is dead and has almost no leaves. Should I call an arborist? Can this tree be saved? A: This ...

Well into their senescence period, birch trees' leaves have turned yellow near the Alaska Public Media studios in Anchorage as of Oct. 1, 2021. (Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media) It's green-and-gold ...