When you want to ensure your trees stay healthy in storms, pruning and inspections from arborists can be a vital step. These professionals can find any potential problems and attempt to alleviate them ...

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 ...

Trees are the most substantial and permanent features of any home landscape, so should be carefully selected for each ...

Multiple trees in Trinity Park along University Drive have wood planks along the trunks. Megan Cardona, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Find Out, Fort Worth: The Star-Telegram answers your questions. Our ...

Staking is not quite the same as binding with stakes. It is more for the benefit of the roots than the trunks, which is what binding is for. Tony Tomeo can be contacted at tonytomeo.com.

That piled-up look traps moisture and invites pests—here’s the right way to mulch. Mulch volcanoes harm trees by trapping moisture, suffocating roots, and attracting pests. Proper mulching means a 2-3 ...

Bucks can cause significant damage to young trees in the fall by rubbing their antlers on trunks. Male deer do this to clean their antlers of summer velvet from early September through November while ...

A lot can go wrong when trying to grow trees in your home landscape. That’s why the gardening literature is filled with tips on the right way to plant, stake, water, fertilize, protect, and otherwise ...

One of the things I’ve never understood is why so few landscape contractors and nursery workers wrap the trunks of newly planted trees. It could make a giant improvement in the survival rate of their ...

Mulching around trees helps protect roots, regulate soil temperature, and keep soil moist, but only if you do it right. More often than not homeowners and even many landscapers pile mulch around tree ...