Exposed tree roots can damage sidewalks and foundations, become a tripping hazard, and make lawn mowing difficult. Learn how ...

Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a ...

Small backyards aren't exempt from the luxury of fresh-plucked apples. You simply need to choose varieties that thrive in containers or tiny garden beds.

This low-maintenance tree provides beautiful spring blooms and is relatively easy to care for, requiring very little in the way of pruning.

Question: In my backyard I have apple, peach and apricot trees. Should I prune these three species the same way or take a different approach for each? Answer: Pruning is an important and necessary ...

When planting a new tree in your backyard or front yard, consider how tall or wide it will grow.

In the Pacific Northwest, choosing trees for drought tolerance might be planting for the future, but it doesn’t have to be ...

End of winter is a good time to check your trees to figure out if there’s anything you could – or should – be doing to head off brewing trouble. Branch and trunk defects are easier to see when trees ...

Once promoted by the government as the perfect ornamental landscape tree, Bradford pears are now seen as a dangerous scourge ...