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In case you didn’t get the memo, California and the rest of the West are deep in drought, with no end in sight, so there’s no better time than now to reshape your landscaping — or balcony ...

A relentless drought across Arizona has left people who hunt acorns finding smaller harvests and weaker trees.

Years of drought conditions in the Midwest and Great Plains have opened the door for pests and diseases that are killing ...

Fortunately, more drought-resistant species like white pine and Scotch pine held up well, thriving despite the dry conditions. For Feltham, growing trees is about more than just farming; it's ...

Pine trees of all kinds have yellow-brown patches among the needles and the deciduous trees are losing their leaves early. The drought is likely to dull the fall color show in many parts of the state.

As a result heavily stressed trees in drought will enter winter dormancy earlier. This alone isn’t a problem since most established trees can survive without photosynthesizing for up to a year.

Oct. 2—A trip up north highlighted the hardships the two-year drought has left behind. In Mankato the Minnesota River at Sibley Park is a web of sand bars and the Blue Earth River is nearly just ...

It's not just this year's scorching weather that's bringing Eastern trees to their knotty knees, Coder said. Much of the region has been parched for three or four summers in a row. So instead of ...

"Ohio has experiences a very dry summer and early fall, which has led to some trees that are not drought resistant to start changing early," said Parrott. "These species include maples, sycamores ...

However, she adds that the most recent downpours some areas have seen could help drought-resistant trees hold onto their leaves just a little longer into fall and have their full-color change.