Davis Sydnor

"... Slate University horticulturists have developed a video disk, which shows lhc various stages of development of some Buil plants and trees and 130 insects, diseases, and environmental disorders T Davis Sydnor, professor of horticulture at OSU, headed a team that compiled about slides of woody plants on a video thal resembles a compact disk. The system is coupled with a computer ..."

"... and many more have been infected by the incurable fungus, says William Sykes. Administrative Services director who has announced a master plan for the redevelopment of the Statehouse lawn Davis Sydnor, Ohio State University horticulturist, says that when the trees were recommended, it was thought that they were "city tolerant. This has not proven to be true." Sydnor confirmed the diagnosis of by Kathleen Schiefer. Division of Public Works horticulturist. Sykes said that the department has contracted with a Columbus firm for the removal of the dead trees ..."

"... State University study shows that construction activities can damage or even kill naturalized and native trees. "The biggest mistake people make is to assume that trees are immortal," said Davis Sydnor, study coauthor and professor of natural resources. "They think that because trees are big they're invincible. But even small changes can kill the biggest trees." Evaluation: Sydnor and Ohio State colleagues Joseph Boggs and Mary Ann Rose evaluated the performance and adaptability of 88 trees to construction activity in Ohio. Their findings appear in "Ornamental Plants: Annual ..."

"... resistance, it will have to come from the same place as the insect." In Toledo, the trees were planted two years ago along Wallace Boulevard near the railroad tracks. Davis Sydnor, professor of urban forestry for Ohio State University, says they are trying to figure out which trees will develop their own survival mechanism to fight off the emerald ash borer. ..."