Hold off on pruning. Winter is a good time to prune a deciduous tree or shrub, but not an evergreen. Because the plant isn’t dormant, pruning in winter can stimulate new growth, prompting soft new ...

A deadly new oak-tree disease can be prevented by pruning them in the dormant season (if needed) instead of spring or summer.

You may be starting to notice indications that your camellia tree is not completely healthy. We show you what signs to look ...

The horse chestnut tree in front of my house looks worse than ever. Its remaining leaves are brown, and many fell early. Is ...

Evergreen trees and shrubs, including white pine, red pine, Austrian pine, Norway spruce, white spruce, arborvitae, mugo pine, balsam fir and more, need water until the ground freezes. Given the ...

infected oaks can spread the disease to other trees through underground root connections or grafts, creating an expanding ...

If your trees, shrubs, and evergreens seem to be the ... the concrete-like “soil,” become more vulnerable to bugs and disease, and/or limp along in slow-death mode. The second failure-to ...

Their lanceolate green leaves turn a burnished red or purple in the fall ... can be trained to grow as a security tree. Its reddish-brown stems split into thorny side branchlets laden with toothed ...

If you're considering planting trees for privacy instead ... a row of the same species can make disease outbreaks frequent and hard to control. Meanwhile, arborvitae isn't drought tolerant ...

Meanwhile, arborvitae isn't drought tolerant, but is less disease-prone and adapts to a wider variety of conditions. It can thrive in groups as a hedge, but it may be prone to damage if planted in dry ...

residents from Charlotte County to the barrier islands are noticing trees and plants starting to turn brown. People across the area have posted pictures on social media sharing their observations ...