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Millipedes on Tree Trunks: Harmless and Temporary

Millipedes climbing trees is unusual but harmless. They'll disappear as summer heats up. If intolerable, any garden insecticide will kill them, but it's unnecessary.

About Gardening: Ash Tree Basal Decay: Irreversible Heartwood Rot on West Side; Locust Tree Bark Splitting and Dead Branches: Heat, Drought, and Proper Pruning; Assessing Elm Bark Flaking After Vine Removal; Sapsucker Damage on a Young Tree: What to Do; Conifer Pitch Exudation: Bark Beetle Activity Assessment; Bark Shedding on Mature Mulberry: Stress, Lightning, or Decline?; Stopping Poplar Root Sprouts in Your Lawn; Should You Move Mature Oak Trees Near a Fence? Cost, Timing, and Alternatives; Why Girdling a Tree Branch Kills It; Tree Bark Damage from Animals: Assessment and Recovery

Garden Articles

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Maple Bark Peeling: Decay Fungi and Borer Prevention

Borers in Dying Willow: Wire Probing and Systemic Insecticide

Lawn Mower Damage to Young Maple: Wound Care Steps

Plants

Brown Spots Inside Green Apples: Disease or Physiological Issue?

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Rose Tree Bark Peeling: Root Issues, Disease, and Contagion Risk

Pecan Tree Bark Exfoliation: Normal Aging Process, Not Disease

Mimosa Tree Identification and Saving a Stressed Dogwood

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