The presence of lichen or moss on backyard trees can understandably be concerning at first. Lichen is a combination of algae and fungus that lives on any number of solid, undisturbed surfaces ...

While the ball moss will die, it will remain attached to the tree or shrub, turning dark gray to black. If the baking soda solution doesn't work, you can try a copper fungicide as recommended by ...

For instance, what are those green masses growing on your trees? Those growths could be either lichens, moss or algae, and the good news is that none are cause for alarm. Because they usually grow ...

On canopy roads, the trees arch overhead, their limbs draped with Spanish moss. In open fields, the limbs of a solitary oak sweep outward, the moss swaying like the trains on ball gowns during the ...

Question: Our new home site has two large oaks loaded with Spanish moss. Can the moss choke the trees? Answer: Spanish moss and its relative, ball moss, are often of concern but normally little ...

For instance, what are those green masses growing on your trees? Those growths could be either lichens, moss or algae, and the good news is that none are cause for alarm. Because they usually grow on ...