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conifer scale

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…

Different ground insect disturbances

Is That Mole Cricket Damage?

According to entomologists at NC State University, over the past several years mole crickets have become the number one insect pest of home lawns, golf courses, municipal and commercial properties,…

Outer seed covering

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…

Brugmansia sanquinea

Datura vs. Brugmansia

Do the names Datura and Brugmansia represent the same plant? No – but these two genera are in the same plant family (Solanaceae), and up until 1973, all Brugmansia species were included in the Datura…

pine cones

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 pine

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…

overgrown and diseased rose garden

Rose Garden at Ag Building Undergoing Landscape Redesign

As some of you may have noticed our Rose Garden portion of the Demonstration Gardens at the Craven County Agriculture Building have been looking stressed and unkept. This is in large part due to the…

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Ideology or Reality – Will One Production Practice Fit All?

Read or watch just about any media content and one will find someone promoting a specific type of production of crops or animals as a means to reduce the impacts of global warming, reduce energy…

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Fall New Members Extension Master Gardener Course

Come join the Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer program of Craven County, whether you are an experienced gardener, new and wanting to learn , or looking to get involved with the community…

Bradford pear tree in bloom

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…