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

Protected underneath that covering is an insect with what we call piercing/sucking mouthparts. As they live under the hard shell, they are free to feed upon your plant. A few of these insects is not a ...

And why are trees painted white? It's possible you've seen trees painted different colors before, and usually they all mean a very specific ... causing the bark to split. Going from cold winter ...

For centuries, many have relied on white willow bark as a natural solution to pain and inflammation. Within the bark of the white willow tree is a compound ... found it to be very effective ...

The deciduous red or river birch (Betula occidentalis) has smooth coppery bark highlighted with white lenticels ... this tree is highly symmetrical and requires little pruning even after it ...

The center of a tree ... very active. It generates new xylem cells on one side, adding to the woody center, and on the other side it generates new phloem cells (the inner bark), which carry ...