Could you find the root flare on a tree? Most of us have probably never heard the term, but that particular feature is key to properly planting a tree. A common mistake is to place the root flare too ...

I would hate it if someone made me wear a turtleneck sweater (remember that 70s fad, boomer friends?) all summer long. Well, it appears that many people in our region do that to our young trees with ...

With trees, as with elephants and in swimming, trunks are important. They’re part of trees’ beauty, strength, majesty, and mystique. We have things to discuss. Like people, trunks come in all shapes ...

Millions of Americans choose live Christmas trees every year. Using multiple secure tie-down spots can be key for transporting a tree safely. Millions of real Christmas trees are purchased every year.

Dear Bill: I have a Liquidambar tree about 18" in diameter in my backyard. The tree seems fairly healthy except that it has a- syrupy liquid oozing out of the trunk. Is this a disease? What. if ...

When fall’s cold nights kill the flowers and cause so many of our trees and shrubs to drop their leaves, the bareness shines our focus on what’s left – for one thing, tree trunks. Trunks and their ...

When you want to ensure your trees stay healthy in storms, pruning and inspections from arborists can be a vital step. These professionals can find any potential problems and attempt to alleviate them ...

Tornadoes can sometimes produce damage that seems almost mystical. But even the most freaky tornado stories have a perfectly explainable cause. For example, there are often reports of straw embedded ...

If you recently planted trees in your landscape, or if you simply love these stately landscape assets, the title may be alarming. I recently wrote articles on tree selection and tree installation ...

Q. I came across your gardening articles in the OC Register. I do have a question about my loquat tree, and I was wondering if you would be willing to help me identify the problem. I have attached ...

Our landscape trees rarely die of old age. Usually there is something we have done or failed to have done that shortens the lifespan of our landscape trees. Sometimes it is easy to forget that they ...