Trees undoubtedly go through a number of changes, some of which are caused by human landscaping methods. You might be used to seeing occasional trimming, or even a tree completely removed from an area ...

It's common to see leaves change color before falling away as autumn turns to winter in temperate regions, but if you find barren trees with branches chopped all the way to the trunk, this is likely ...

Do you have a tree with a dead, damaged, badly placed or rotting branch that needs to be pruned off? To avoid danger to yourself and damage to the tree, plan carefully before you cut. “Wood is heavy,” ...

Last week a large limb broke away from a very mature live oak in Riverside Park during some high winds from the passage of a cold front. Unfortunately, it damaged the tree significantly. However, it ...

This is a common sight in planted woodland. A plantation of trees will have a nurse crop, usually of fir trees, planted quite close to the main crop to encourage straight, upward growth of the trunks.

Do you have epicormic growth? Epicormic (epi = upon, kormos = tree trunk) growth is the technical term for shoots that develop from hidden buds on tree trunks and branches. Suckers, which grow out of ...

It’s a season-round issue — your neighbor’s trees. In the fall, leaves from the tree are blown onto your yard; in the winter, the wind splinters its branches; in the spring, its foliage blocks ...