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 ...

With trees, as with elephants and in swimming, trunks are important. They’re part of trees’ beauty, strength, majesty, and mystique. We have things to discuss. Like people, trunks come in all shapes ...

Question: We have a lime and avocado tree. Do I clear the sod out from underneath the trees and, if so, how much to remove? Answer: Many gardeners may remember the spaces of clear soil under citrus ...

A reader asked the following questions about trees. No. 1: When hiking, I often see what appear to be several trees growing from a central trunk. What causes this? No. 2: At a local park an oak tree ...

Occasionally homeowners will notice small holes in the trunks of landscape trees. This may not mean impending death to the tree, but it’s not good. The presence of holes usually means that an insect ...

Q. I just planted a fruit tree and was told by a friend that I should paint the trunk with white paint. I really don’t like the idea of a tree painted with white paint in my front yard. Is it really ...

Some trees don’t just survive centuries, they survive civilisations. And for that reason and more, they are rightfully called iconic and historic. These ancient beings have stood through geological ...

When we think of a tree, we usually picture a single big trunk that divides into branches overhead. Yet sometimes trees may sprout small stems sprouting from the base of the trunk, down by the roots.