"My HOA ... refuses to stop paying our landscaping company to [do this]." Landscaper warns against harmful trend sweeping across industry: 'I don't know why people are doing this' first appeared on ...

Incorrect pruning, particularly “topping,” is the surest way to ruin a tree. If it doesn’t kill the tree outright, it will ...

If small clusters of leaves on some branch tips of an oak tree turn brown, this is oak leaf flagging. The most common cause ...

Modern esthetic maintenance has reached the point where if sleep isn't deployed in service of glow-getting, it's time wasted.

Oleander used to be a favorite Caltrans plant because it is fast-growing, tough, and required little care. Its dense growth ...

"We forget how resilient nature can be." Homeowner issues warning after hours of grueling work on seemingly innocent yard: 'I've had to do this to so many trees' first appeared on The Cool Down.

An arborist has captured attention online by sharing video of the before and after of tree girdling. In a TikTok, Bobby Solar (@bobby.solar) showed a tree surrounded by a "massive" mountain ...

Neil Sperry says girdling roots are a common problem, yet many fail to notice them.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, I have an 8-yearold oak tree. It looks like it has a girdling root. Should we cut through the root in two places so it can be removed, or should ...

Trim and remove girdling roots as soon as possible. Seal any cut wood of the remaining portion of the tree with black pruning paint to prevent infection. PHOTOS VIA NEIL SPERRY ...

This article was originally published with the title “Girdling the Globe by Wireless” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 106 No. 16 (April 1912), p. 360 doi:10.1038 ...

One TikTok gardener explained how to do away with mulch volcanoes and girdling roots to help save trees.