Apple Scab is a foliar fungal disease that affects all species of the Apple Family, particularly flowering Crabapple trees. As new, tender leaves are emerging, microscopic fungal spores land on them and begin their life cycle. As the fungus matures, it causes unsightly lesions on the leaf. The leaves turn brown and drop off in…

Magnolia Scale is an insect with a protective armored shell. It feeds on the sap of Magnolia trees and as they feed, Scale will excrete a waste known as honeydew. Honeydew will attract insects and parasitic wasps. It will also turn the Magnolia’s leaves black as well as anything under the tree that the honeydew…

  Spring has finally arrived in our area with temperatures in the mid to upper 80’s! With the recent rain, combined with heat and humidity, we are already seeing mosquito and tick populations on the rise. These pests are not just a nuisance to your outdoor activities ~ they can also transmit illnesses from Lyme…

This question is most asked these days in the Northern suburbs of Chicago. Residents’ tree awareness is especially keen these days, it seems, since the area has lost hundreds of thousands of ash trees due to the Emerald Ash Borer. So, what is causing the death of so many oak trees? The answer is complex-a…

CULTURE & COMMUNITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD A STEADY CLIMB How One Young, Nature-Loving Lake Forester Took His Summer Job to Stratospheric Heights words by Rochelle Newman Rubinoff portrait photography by Ray Fitzgerald Photography There are so many ways Robert Kinnucan’s story could begin: How a summer job turned into a multi-million dollar business; or how…

Kinnucan Tree Experts has been contracted by the City of Evanston to treat their parkway Elm Trees against the Elm Bark Beetle. Work is progressing nicely and should be completed by end of Summer!

By Michael Stephenson In the early 1990s, the Lake Bluff Garden Club discovered a neglected lot on the corner of Sheridan Road and Washington Avenue. The property had one redeeming feature: a stately 200-year-old bur oak tree, which inspired the club to restore the lot. Volunteers pulled weeds, discarded litter, and planted three crabapple trees….