Landscape Message: Apr 28, 2017

Happy Arbor Day!

UMass Extension's Landscape Message is an educational newsletter intended to inform and guide Massachusetts Green Industry professionals in the management of our collective landscape. Detailed reports from scouts and Extension specialists on growing conditions, pest activity, and cultural practices for the management of woody ornamentals, trees, and turf are regular features. The following issue has been updated to provide timely management information and the latest regional news and environmental data.

The Landscape Message will be updated weekly April through June. The next message will be available on May 5. To receive immediate notification when the next Landscape Message update is posted, be sure to join our e-mail list.

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Check the Insect section for the latest update on Gypsy Moth activity.

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Drought Conditions Update: More positive progress... approximately 26% of Massachusetts is currently under official drought status. Virtually all of the area under drought status is classified as 'Abnormally Dry', which is the lowest classification level. For more information see http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?MA.

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U.S. Drought Monitor - Northeast

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