I need help pruning three shade trees that I planted last year that are now about 12 to 15 feet tall. They had bare trunks up to 4 feet when I planted them. Is it time to prune up to 6 feet now? A few ...

Often trees with decaying wood in their trunks are beginning to lose strength. They can come tumbling down without warning.

Many DIY landscapers are still unaware of its risks and damage. New homeowners warned after sharing photo of disastrous ...

The Southern red cedar is a wonderful evergreen tree that provides both berries (if it’s a female tree) and cover for birds ...

Fall forms what tree physiologists call the second wave of growth. No, the trees aren’t putting out new shoot and leaf growth in fall. But they are putting on lots of stem/trunk growth.

Woody plant growth is fascinating, and each year trees and shrubs produce a visible record of how much they grew. In fall, as ...

And, because the trees are preparing for dormancy, that energy doesn’t have to be shared with root and flower growth ...

Once the tree falls, a clear felling zone makes removing the branches and trunk easier ... for a tree felling permit and may need to plant a new tree as well. If the tree you want to remove ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s a night all about collecting as much candy as you can, but nowadays, a lot of that candy is coming from cars instead of homes. This trend of trunk-or-treat has been ...

Pruning apple trees has many benefits. It can prevent damaged tree limbs from harming other branches and increase airflow between branches, reducing potential fungal diseases, says Eric North, program ...

Fall forms what tree physiologists call the second wave of growth. No, the trees aren’t putting out new shoot and leaf growth in fall. But they are putting on lots of stem/trunk growth. The fall is ...

Push those materials 4 inches away from the trunk (never mound soil, amendments or mulch up against trunks “volcano” style; the practice slowly kills trees). Water your new tree regularly ...