Routine annual edging of tree rings often results in soil building up around the base of a tree, as soil that is cut from increasing the size of the saucer is put back around the tree year after year.

Preventing frozen soil around the base of your tree ahead of the winter months will help you avoid finding signs of root damage in the first place. Luckily, Clayton explained exactly how to do this.

I am doing some tree planting at home and wanted a recommendation on what to use to amend the soil that I fill the planting hole with to give the trees a good start. My garden has a heavy clay loam… ...

This weekend's yard jobs include planting trees, testing the soil, ... How to plant a tree, test that soil, sling mulch: This Weekend in the Garden. Published: Apr. 27, 2018, 1:00 p.m.

Mulch or soil over the trunk flare does not kill your tree right away. It often takes from six to 10 years to see signs of decline. Look at the tips of branches at the top of the tree.

Wet soil or mulch against tree trunk can cause collar rot Q: The leaves on my fig tree appear burned after this rain. I foliar sprayed it with neem oil and soap and fish protein isolate.

The flare at the base of a tree is a transition zone, but it is more bark than root tissue. When buried it stays moist, doesn't breathe properly, and the health of the tree suffers.

A young tree’s growth rate can be reduced by almost half when grass is allowed to grow up to the trunk. Maintaining a circle of mulched soil around young trees will not only protect them from ...

The do-it-yourselfer can probably dig and move a tree with a 1½-inch-thick trunk or a shrub or evergreen of about 5 feet high, said Dave Reed, vice president of Meadows Farms landscape and ...

Baobab trees are known for their unique appearance, and they make excellent bonsai trees due to their distinctive shape and thick trunk. Growing a baobab bonsai tree can be challenging, but with ...

Their thick bark is flame resistant. Ground fires, in fact, are good for sequoia populations, burning away competitors, opening sequoia cones, allowing sequoia seedlings to get started amid the ...

No. 1: When hiking, I often see what appear to be several trees growing from a central trunk. What causes this? No. 2: At a local park an oak tree and a hickory tree look like they are connected ...