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Conifers With Scale-Like Leaves: What Makes a Leaf?

Japanese falsecypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera), Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis arizonica), Eastern arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis), and Leyland cypress (X Hesperotropsis leylandii) are examples of…

Do Ginkgo Trees Produce Fruit?

Ginkgo trees (Ginkgo biloba) produce something that certainly looks like a fruit, but these trees are actually gymnosperms. Gymnosperms produce "naked seeds", without an ovary. This is in contrast to…

Loblolly Pine or Shortleaf Pine?

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) may sometimes be confused with shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata), but a comparison of foliage and cones provides clarification, especially when the scope is limited to…

Loblolly, Shortleaf or Longleaf? the Bark Will Help

The four native pine trees you’ll encounter in the Craven County area are loblolly (Pinus taeda), shortleaf (Pinus echinata), longleaf (Pinus palustris), and pond pine (Pinus serotina). Pond pine is…

Goat feeding on small bushes as means to manage unwanted vegetation

3 G's for Difficult to Control Weeds

Most weeds in landscape or lawns can be easily controlled when the correct product is chosen and applied at the right time. Within NC, we have the advantage to view the active ingredient, timing,…

Chart showing point variance due to differences between production practices

Pesticide Use Under the EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Use of certain pesticides within an area of an endangered or threatened species and their designated critical habitat now requires examination of two websites prior to potential pesticide…

Tax Deferment Through Wildlife Conservation Land Program

The Wildlife Conservation Land Program offers deferred taxes for landowners that manage property for protected wildlife species, priority wildlife habitat, or Wildlife Reserve Lands. The land must be…

Bradford Pear Bounty Program

Residents within Eastern North Carolina have the opportunity to remove an existing Bradford Pear and receive a free replacement tree through cooperation of NC State Extension, NC Urban Forest…

Stream of water with debris and plastic bag clogging water flow

Agricultural Water Management During Tropical Storms

Rainfall from tropical storm systems frequently exceed the water holding capacity of soil. Thus, the water saturated soil is depleted of oxygen resulting in poor plant growth and nitrogen loss due to…

Repairs & Construction to Building

Repairs and upgrades to the Craven County Agricultural Building will occur intermittently during the month of June. The contractors will do their best to be efficient and as least intrusive as…