But, at maturity (about 20 years), it begins a rapid decline as it becomes susceptible to serious fungal diseases ... yellow and drop at an even faster rate. Finally, the Japanese black pine tree ...

Gardeners will encounter fungi that cause all sorts of problems in fruit (fruit rots), in roots (Phytophthora), and in stems ...

It’s pine tree pollen that coats Atlanta cars and windowsills in a sunny shade of yellow, but the pollens ... “the number of grains of pollen or mold spores in a cubic meter of the air ...

While other trees, grasses and weeds add to the mix of particulates, it’s pine pollen that descends like a yellow curtain across central and Eastern North Carolina in late February to early March.