Firstly, break up the soil surface with a garden fork and remove as many of the smaller fibrous roots as you can ...

Tree roots contribute to many cases of foundation settlement, especially in areas with expansive soil.” - Travis HartleyBATO ...

Welcome to Ask the Arborist, where we tackle your tree questions with a mix of science, experience and just the right amount of caffeine. Now, I know it’s still winter, ...

An experiment spanning 16 years found that places reforested with five kinds of trees stored 36% more carbon than ...

Get pruning. Most deciduous trees and shrubs (those that lose their leaves in autumn), including fruit trees, should be ...

The ground beneath a tree is not an ideal environment for grass to grow. It’s shady, the soil is often compacted or ...

A single straw harvest removes between five and 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre and between 0.5 and five pounds of phosphorus ...

This year, the cohort of cicadas known as "Brood XIV" will emerge from the ground and, much like many other animals during ...

This eerie town sits above a coal mine fire that has been continuously burning for well over half a century and has been ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday that Republicans are open to giving Democrats an amendment vote on a ...

The insects will then be above ground and living in trees for six weeks ... and then begin their 17-year cycle by feeding off of the roots of grass and trees, according to Kritsky.

A handful of volunteers combed through forests and Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies swept miles of the Siletz River on Monday as the search for 2½-year-old Dane Paulsen entered its 10th day.