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 ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. All trees lose some branches during their lifetime and the wounds from these ...

If you recently planted trees in your landscape, or if you simply love these stately landscape assets, the title may be alarming. I recently wrote articles on tree selection and tree installation ...

When fall’s cold nights kill the flowers and cause so many of our trees and shrubs to drop their leaves, the bareness shines our focus on what’s left – for one thing, tree trunks. Trunks and their ...