Tiny, gas-eating microbes hidden in the bark of trees offer scientists a crucial clue in the fight against global warming.

The most common causes of death for newly planted trees are drowning and planting too deep, but the third most common hazard is bark borer beetles and their larvae, borer worms. These three problems ...

Though the focus of his expertise is firmly rooted underground, Victor Lucero spends many hours each year working for the New ...

If you have cleaned up the vegetable garden and cut back your perennials, you might be feeling just a little smug — especially since this gardening guy admits he is behind you in completing those ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Stop me if you’ve heard this one…. A tree is in a slow decline year after year. You are called to your client’s property only to find the root flare well below grade. Most ...

As Colorado experiences its signature whiplash weather, arborists are warning that stressed trees are more vulnerable to pests and diseases. Peel back the bark, and you may find a predator in your ...

The bark of a tree is its own protection against the weather. While we shrug on a coat when it’s wet or cold, a tree will grow its own to insulate itself, keeping moisture out when it’s raining and in ...

Then there is the fungus, Beauveria bassiana. This fungus is neither the tree’s nor the beetle’s friend; as a pathogenic ...

Q: I recently purchased a home with several mature navel orange trees. One of the trees has about half the bark missing from the trunk and sort of circular looking lesions that ooze sap in the area ...

If you have cleaned up the vegetable garden and cut back your perennials, you might be feeling just a little smug — especially since this gardening guy admits he is behind you in completing those ...