Q: Something bored holes in lines across the trunk of my California pepper tree. Sap bled from the holes and I thought the tree might die. What should I do?A: The injury on your pepper tree was cau… ...

Unfortunately, when a tree begins a cycle of decline, it “smells” more appetizing to many of these insect invaders, who send signals to their friends, and after a time the tree is a goner. The ...

The size of hole may vary from very small to up to 3/8 inch or so. Very small holes in evergreen trees that are beginning to look thin and sick may indicate a type of bark borer. Slightly larger holes ...

In this week's Fielding Questions column, Don Kinzler addresses how to prevent woodpecker damage, improving tulip blooms and collecting seeds from flowers.

Tree specialists have said to leave them alone, ... I have two very old oak trees that each have a hole in the trunk about 2 feet in diameter that was there when we built our house 30 years ago.

Dear Neil: What could be causing these spirals of holes in the trunk of my Lacey oak? The tree seems to be healthy. It had small acorns that dropped early, but that might be due to last winter’s ...

Does a big, black hole in a pecan tree’s trunk mean the tree should come down? By Neil Sperry , Down to Earth Oct 22, 2021 While an arborist should make the final assessment, this pecan tree ...

The birds will also consume the insects that are also attracted to the oozing sap. The yellow-bellied sapsucker is very habitual in nature, pecking “sample” holes to find a tree it likes.

The sapsuckers create holes in the tree’s trunk, allow them to fill with sap, and then drink the liquid. The birds often go unnoticed, working in early hours, which is why they’re not often ...

This beautiful bird creates horizontal rows of holes around a branch or trunk. ... find these sapsuckers do no real damage to the tree. They riddled my Bradfords with holes years ago.