Pine trees have worked out an efficient and effective mechanism to deal with periodic fires over evolutionary time. The riddle of the turpentine-saturated pine tree is solved.

A: Apple trees commonly produce shoots where the trunk emerges from ground level, often termed crown suckers. If allowed to ...

Walter Reeves answers Atlanta-area lawn and garden questions, including why many tree trunks have a dark core in the middle, and what to use in a butterfly puddle.

The major reason for eliminating grass around the trunk is to prevent a mower from damaging the tree’s trunk. Otherwise, leave the artificial grass up next to the trunk of the tree.

EF0 tornado with 85 mph winds touches down in The Acreage, snapping large pine trees 'near the trunk' Brief twister began at 6:12 p.m. and ended 5 minutes later Photo by: Johanna Penzenstadler ...

For instance, big trees, like most mature pine trees, should be watered 3 feet from the trunk to as wide as the canopy and about 3 feet deep.

A recent question I received was, “What can I grow in darkness?” Hmm, I thought mushrooms, but asked, “Do you mean dense shade?” Shade can be very welcome during our hot summers. There are several ...

Christmas trees — real or fake — may trigger a runny nose or cough thanks to tiny, mostly invisible allergens that lurk inside them.

The materials used for mulch include pine bark nuggets, wood chips like golden mulch from our landfills, grass clippings, brown leaves, pine needles, and compost.

Home in their little pine tree had always been a safe place but today they felt insecure. There was a flutter of wings when Papa Bluebird flew through the hole into the hollow trunk. “Hello kids.

Efforts underway in South Carolina's Coastal Plain to restore longleaf pine. It once dominated the Southeast, covering 90-million acres from Virginia to Texas.