Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Do you have an "oops" tree in your yard? An oops ...

Q:We planted two apple trees in Pacifica. One produces a few dozen small apples each year. The second tree has become overshadowed by a rapidly growing fir tree of some kind that was planted too close ...

A person prepares to transplant a tree in their garden. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in ...

A month ago, there was no tree out where Bill and Tammy Wardle’s driveway turns off Columbia Road. Now a 22-foot ash rises next to the road. Instant maturity, courtesy of some really big shovels.

Ornamental trees and shrubs can outgrow their allotted space or find themselves in the way of a new patio or addition. By relocating a prized plant, the gardener not only can save a tree but also ...

WILSON -- John Leible probably would not be offended if someone called him a "tree-hugger," and a sentimental one, at that. The owner of Heritage Tree Care and Nursery describes himself as "a tree ...

Winter dormancy is the best time to shift a tree or a shrub (or plant a new one), especially when they originate from a “temperate climate” (the kind that shed their leaves and hail from UK, Europe, ...

Q. I have a worm eating my flowers. The flowers are in a tall planter so I am wondering if I need to add something to the base of the planter to keep them from coming up the plants OR are they ...

With springtime in the air (at least some days), it’s not too early to think about transplanting trees. Early spring, as soon as the soil can be dug with ease, is the best time to transplant trees and ...

Answer: This is a great question. The short answer is “when the trees are fully dormant,” so any time before they flower or leaf out in the spring. But I’d like to know more before giving a full ...