Every yard needs a tree. All the better if it’s a native species of tree, one that will support native bees, butterflies and other wildlife. “Fall is a great time for tree planting,” said Spencer ...

Big Reuse, a Gowanus-based environmental nonprofit, and Councilmember Lincoln Restler (D-33) have launched a do-it-yourself tree guard project. The project is one of many community and city ...

The practices that could potentially prolong your splitting tree’s life are called cabling, pictured above, bracing and guying. Maybe you have a tree that is starting to split apart, or one that is ...

Trees add much more than a spot of shade and a leafy green canopy to our cities. A healthy urban canopy can help our cities thrive with benefits from reducing the heat island effect to raising ...

Trees establish themselves quite well in normal situations. However, in special situations, staking, guying, or a similar system may be needed to hold trees upright until adequate root growth anchors ...

Scranton resident Tracy Tugwell and her family are particular about their Christmas tree. From northern California, near the Redwoods and some of the biggest trees in the world, Tugwell “has a big ...

These large, long-lived trees support more life-forms than any other trees in North America. And they’re magnificent. By Margaret Roach When I arrived years ago at the piece of land I now garden, I ...