If you have ever seen aluminum bands, hardware cloth or some other type of metal wrapping the trunk of a tree, you might have wondered about its purpose. It’s not to help the trunk grow straight, nor ...

Can you grow a tree from a branch? Before hauling away a storm-damaged tree to the dump, try learning how to root a tree branch and replanting it from a scion. When that freakish May snowstorm passed ...

Do you have a tree with a dead, damaged, badly placed or rotting branch that needs to be pruned off? To avoid danger to yourself and damage to the tree, plan carefully before you cut. “Wood is heavy,” ...