Timeless though art may be, The Works Art & Design Festival is in the midst of a banner year: the Big 4-0 — and a celebration of life on Earth itself.

Truth is, we don’t know how the Tree of Life will fall, and we don’t know when. It could happen in five years, in 40 years, ...

"When you see the bark coming off, it's a layer of protection. And then that protection is no longer there, so then your tree is more likely to snap at that point," Callender said.

The smooth, brownish-green bark of young trees turns rougher as it ages, eventually resembling a cantaloupe’s skin. The compound leaves can grow up to 4 feet long, made up of many lance-shaped ...

Carol Veliotis is a local columnist for The Covington News. She can be reached at [email protected].

DEAR NEIL: I have attached a photo of my red maple tree’s trunk. When I cut my lantana back last week I saw the damage to its bark. It’s 15 years old and 35 feet tall.

Willows can stop a river flooding a farm. Or they can turn a river dark and mean. Trying to control them, we’re realising, ...

For a gorgeous tree that will have hummingbirds flocking to your yard, consider planting a yellow poplar. Liriodendron tulipifera, also known as a tulip tree, is a big tree with a full-grown range of ...

I noticed a lot of small twigs with leaves on them under my oak tree and became concerned about the oak. It is a large, ...

Have you ever paused beneath a towering oak or maple and wondered if that rough, gnarled bark is hiding secrets? What if I ...

HOUSTON - Cork tree bark has long been used in Asia to fight inflammation. "People in China, they take this bark, they actually make a concoction out of this bark, and that concoction they drink ...

If the tree topples after you cut the branches, this is also illegal. Intentionally cutting down a tree on a neighbor's property leads to a fine of triple the value of the tree.