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 ...

In Fielding Questions, Don Kinzler also answers reader questions about protecting dogwood shrubs and why carrots become ...

Many readers ask why it is so important to expose trunk flares. Trunk flares are part of the trunk, not part of a tree’s root system. Bark protects tree trunks from atmospheric elements, but it does ...

Tree is an eternal plant with stem, trunk, branches, and leaves. In other definition tree is only the woody plant which after growth and care make a tree. These are useful as lumber when these are ...

An ecologist investigates pest infestation in forests with mixed and monoculture tree stands. In recent years, foresters have been able to observe it up close: First, prolonged drought weakens the ...