Making Flush Cuts That Kill Trees Slowly Most homeowners think they're doing their trees a favor when they trim branches flush against the trunk. It looks cleaner, more professional even. Many ...

Q: The leaves on my fig tree appear burned after this rain. I foliar sprayed it with neem oil and soap and fish protein isolate. These trees were planted last fall and mulched with 1 foot of woodchips ...

Londonderry, N.H. — Tree failure is a major cause of residential property damage and the leading cause of power outages nationwide. There are many ways a tree can fail. An ice storm can overload all ...

When you see mushrooms or other fungi growing out of the trunk of a tree, pay attention. It’s a sign that the wood inside the tree is decaying. “It’s something you want to have a professional look at ...

It started with squalling tires and a big bang. Someone going too fast missed the 90-degree corner below our neighbor’s house and plowed head on into his 50-year-old silver maple. The driver didn’t ...

One particularly devastating pathogen, wood-rotting fungi, can compromise the stability of urban trees, resulting in injuries to people and property. Researchers investigated the in vitro development ...

Q: My poplar tree has a decay cavity in the base of the trunk. My arborist says I should have it cleaned out and filled with concrete. Will draining the cavity and stopping water from entering stop ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. In trees, heart rot is caused by a fungal disease that causes the center of ...

With the warmer weather and longer days we have been experiencing, it is time to start thinking about trees again! We are in the prime time for pruning trees and some shrubs. In order for trees to ...