Tree girdling almost always spells doom for a tree if not caught early and corrected. This common, yet easily overlooked problem happens when something wraps so tightly around a tree (like a girdle), ...

My elm tree has dropped hundreds of its tips and they are all under the canopy. What could be causing this? J.W. This is a common question during the fall from both homeowners and commercial sites - ...

Q: I have a Mexican bird of paradise that was planted five years ago that suddenly died. It had flourished until now. I pulled out the plant and sent you some pictures of the dead plant, girdling or ...

Q: We notice that some of our trees don’t seem to be rooting into the soil properly. We assume it’s because of improper root ball preparation or girdling roots. Our test to see if the tree has rooted ...

Dear Jane: We have a large sugar maple tree in the front yard, and it's in full color. For the past few years, it has tended to turn yellowish-orange earlier than other trees in the neighborhood, but ...

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In the fashion world, a girdle is outmoded and slightly funny. For a tree, girdling is no joke. To girdle a tree is to damage the bark and underlying tissue all around the trunk or a branch, killing ...

Answer: The difference between girdling in grapes versus trees is both subtle and crucially important. We’ve all seen tree rings before at some point, so let’s start there and take a field trip into ...

There are two moments of debate that surround holiday lighting at our house, one in November on how early to hang them, the other in January on when to take them down. Chill weather and unrelenting ...

Forests serve an essential role in climate change mitigation by removing CO₂ from the atmosphere. Within a forest, disturbance events can greatly impact C cycling and subsequently influence the ...