Question: There is a huge Arizona ash tree in my neighbor's yard. Its trunk is about 27 feet away from the foundation of my house and its foliage reaches my roof. I am planning to dig a trench on my ...

Q: We have a well with concrete sectional culverts. The well is vein fed, but I check it when we have abnormal rainfall to see if the water level is higher than normal. Recently, I was surprised to ...

In the infinite wisdom of builders, developers, townships and boroughs, many developments of new houses get approved with 4 feet or less of space between the curbing and sidewalk, which is far from ...

Q:Our neighbor has a cottonwood tree along our fence, and the root suckers are invading our yard. I want to avoid using herbicides, since we have kids. I tried pulling the roots out, but that pulls up ...

Imagine… the area below a tree is similar to a fresh bit of baked bread. By taking away the leaves within this manner in which the tree believes it’s fall and it ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Tree root systems are seldom on the minds of forest owners, tree planters, ...

Gardening season has started, and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty ...

Pulling your vehicle beneath the shady canopy of a tree may feel convenient. But making a habit of it can cause serious harm. “Over time, repeatedly parking over these tree roots and all of this soil ...

A Chinese proverb tells us that the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago; the next best time is now. It takes an optimist to plant a tree, and I hope you fall into that category and are planning ...