Q: A branch broke off my tree during a storm. What do I put on the tree to protect it from disease? A: While it is great that you are thinking of tree health, there is nothing you should put on the ...

Making Flush Cuts That Kill Trees Slowly Most homeowners think they're doing their trees a favor when they trim branches ...

Don't stress if you have a tree that's not looking its best in the bark department. You can save a tree with damaged bark by first assessing the type of damage. Once you know the severity, you have a ...

Trees can be expensive and are valuable plants we need to avoid injuring. Wounds are openings for decay organisms and trees expend energy for wound sealing, setting them up for other issues. During ...

We are in the season for shade and fruit tree pruning. Have you ever wondered what happens to a tree when it is wounded? Pruning is wounding. And while some pruning has already been done, March and ...

Homeowners may be seeing some lingering effects of last year’s 17-year cicada emergence in smaller branches of trees, but it’s nothing to worry about. “The trees will be fine in the long run, even if ...

I received an urgent call last week. A tractor had knocked a big chunk of bark off of an oak tree and the owner wanted to know what to do about the wound.This kind of incident is all too common, ...

Wood decay leads to loss of tree vigor and vitality, resulting in decline, dieback, and structural failure. Wounds play an important part in this process since they are the primary point of entry for ...

As someone whose job it is to help preserve trees, I find it ironic that in nearly every case I am saving them from us. We injure their root systems, whack them with mowers and weed-eaters, plant them ...

Question: I am actually a Master Gardner in Hamilton County and I need help with a tree bark damage question. We have a beautiful dogwood tree that is about 18’ tall and 6” in diameter. By accident my ...