Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It seems like it would cause decay in the wood of the trunks.

Mitchell says phototropism is “nature’s magic” and is responsible for plants being able to stretch their stems, leaves, and budding flowers toward the strongest source of light. With that said, the ...

In Colombia, coastal erosion caused by a combination of climate change and environmentally destructive industrial agriculture ...

Shotguns, chainsaws, and viral video. Welcome to one of the wildest hunting tales ever to spill from the deep woods.

The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a tree makes in a few thick branches versus many thin ones. Trees have evolved ...

At the end of the 14 th century there were two types of mill in the Netherlands: the post mill, which was a ground winder, ...

Hoping to grow juicy lemons, plump pears, or crisp apples in your backyard? Our master gardener warns you to be wary of this ...

In this video, I make a orange tree pot from improvised materials. Such a craft is even for a beginner. And you can start this DIY even now because all you need is dried citrus and cardboard. Hope you ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

A number of readers have inquired as to the status of garden soil or landscaped ground following a fire.

He stands nearly 20 feet tall, lantern raised high over Holly Drive, where he has stood for over 100 years. Once a wide-spreading white oak, the great wooden carving of a forest sentinel lights ...

An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial ...