The trees exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” ...

A: Good news — the ridges on the twigs and branches are normal, and the interesting corky-looking bark becomes an attractive ...

The insect is eating away at the sugary phloem layer beneath the bark, and in turn, turning the trees black. Cherie Reid, who lives in the Southcreek community of Carolina Forest, said she first ...