Because the underlying cambium tissue is what transport water and nutrients up from the roots to branches and leaves, a more serious trunk injury can kill the tree by effectively starving it.

Epicormic (epi = upon, kormos = tree trunk) growth is the technical term for shoots that develop from hidden buds on tree trunks and branches. Suckers, which grow out of tree trunks, often at ...

A. The short answer is yes, it’s important to paint or wrap your tree to prevent sunburn and sunscald on the trunk and scaffold branches. Winter sunscald occurs during late winter, when sun ...

A branch can break or tear away from the trunk when you cut it, and can swing unpredictably as it falls and hurt you or knock you over. Only tree care professionals should prune large or high ...

Cracks, broken branches and decay are signs your tree is hazardous. Question: There are several large trees around my house. One has mushrooms growing around the trunk; another has begun to tilt ...