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 ...

Ceratonia siliqua Because its native region is the Arabian Peninsula, the Carob Tree is, not surprisingly, incredibly drought- and heat-tolerant. What is surprising is its lush evergreen foliage and ...

We recently tested The Home Depot's Home Accent Grand Duchess tree to see for ourselves why it was going viral and if it was ...

Do artists and scientists see the same thing in the shape of trees? As a scientist who studies branching patterns in living things, I’m starting to think so. Piet Mondrian was an early 20th-century ...

Is it safe to prune unruly shrubs in fall? Follow these tips for when and how you can prune to keep shrubs in top shape and ...

Q: I moved into my house last summer and all the trees in the yard looked fine. Now, in the middle of the winter, I am finding broken branches under the maples. The branches are so dry that when I ...

Q: We planted what we thought was a lime tree around 10 years ago. After a poorly managed pruning, its main trunk died and an offshoot managed to grow into a main trunk. Now we have a 20-foot-tall, ...