To be fair, landscape fabric has its place. Unfortunately, it’s widely misused in most home landscape applications, where it ...

The primary functions of roots are to anchor the tree to the ground, store carbohydrates, absorb water and nutrients, and conduct those nutrients to the vascular system of the tre ...

If you have tree roots in your sewer line, it’s important to act swiftly to avoid damage. Here’s what to do when you see tree roots in a sewer line.

Whether it's for a school project or because you really want to visualize your family's history, drawing a family tree is a ...

Scientists have discovered a zombie tree that converts its leaves into roots as it dies. The Cyathea rojasiana tree fern, which is native to Panama in Central America, was studied by plant ...

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, ...

Look for a tree that is well pruned and looks reasonably vigorous. How to check tree roots before planting Even beer-drinking Babylonians knew that you can’t grow a good tree with bad roots.

I’ve had some recent interactions with people frustrated by tree roots that surface, causing mowing difficulties and potential ankle-twisting opportunities. What can be done with surface roots?

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...

Grinding down oak roots is dangerous to the tree, and maybe to you. Here's a better way. This reader is worried about damaging his rider mower. What to do?

Strong roots allow a tree to stand when powerful winds roll through. “It just sounded like a boom. Just a boom,” Jolynn Maestas, an Albuquerque resident, said. But on Wednesday, the roots of ...

The holiday decoration staple, which is ubiquitous this time of year, has royal roots that many may not know about — Queen Victoria helped popularize the Christmas tree during her reign.