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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. This storm-damaged oak tree is in need of professional pruning (or care). Q • Some of my trees lost limbs in the storms we had ...

Q: I heard that you shouldn’t use wound sealer when pruning your trees — that it does more harm than good. Is this true? A: Yes, it’s true. When pruning your trees, you should not use any sealer on ...

I have had some good conversations with people about Peter Wohlleben’s 2015 book “The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel and How They Communicate.” Preparing for a presentation with a local book ...

IF YOU are a regular reader, you will know of my weird fascination with traditional horticultural practices that endure for decades despite being resoundingly debunked by science. In this article, ...