Mushrooms commonly grow in lawns and gardens; you've likely seen mushrooms cropping up on your lawn after a long period of rain. Mushrooms are the visible fruiting bodies of fungi. They provide an ...

When you see mushrooms or other fungi growing out of the trunk of a tree, pay attention. It’s a sign that the wood inside the tree is decaying. “It’s something you want to have a professional look at ...

I was walking my puppy in my neighborhood earlier last week when I noticed an usual growth on the side of a large, dormant ...

Dear Neil: One of my five oak trees is having this problem and I’m wondering what I should do. I hope it’s not a disease that could spread to my other trees. Thanks for any advice you can give me. I ...

Rainy weather can cause mushrooms to sprout in lawns and mulch. “That’s fine,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. “What’s not fine is when you see ...

They look like mushrooms or seashells or Venus flytraps, about to open their lips and swallow … something. The growths are showing up on the trunks and branches of some trees in the Wichita area, ...

Internal tree decay sometimes presents as Ganoderma, a type of fungus that enters a tree through wounded root tissue. Mushrooms, conks and other plate- or shelf-like structures are rarely good signs ...

This is what you need to know to protect your trees. Question: Several mature trees in my landscape have mushrooms growing on their trunks and at their base. How can I protect the health of these ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers — USATodayNetwork. Many residents who grow palms are familiar with the signs of Ganoderma butt rot, Ganoderma zonatum, ...