Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tree with multiple trunks growing - Ahmad.S.H Photography/Shutterstock When you want to ensure ...

When the sky finally clears after a severe storm, you may find twisted trunks, torn branches, and trees split in half. Before grabbing a saw, it’s worth knowing what storm-damaged trees can recover ...

One of the costliest losses in the landscape is when an animal destroys or disfigures a new tree. A new tree can easily cost $100 these days for even a small one, and they’re particularly vulnerable ...

The harshest growing conditions for trees lie in urban and community landscapes, including private yards. Unfortunately, these trees are also the ones with the highest value and the ones that pose the ...

We have a prairie fire crabapple tree that has very severe splitting in almost all of the major branches. There is some evidence of old bark splits that have healed over that we did not notice until ...

What shape is a tree? For most people, it’s like a lollipop or a feather duster: a single trunk topped by a green bunch of branches and leaves. “Not all trees are like that,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant ...

Q.: My Japanese maple is about 20 years old now. The trunk is divided and I have thought of securing the two trunks together with something because of the extra weight of snow and ice in the winter.

Most people worry about frost killing their trees in January. Far fewer think about what a relentless July sun can do to bark ...