To avoid the mistake of planting too deeply, first locate the root flare — the place where the trunk of the tree or the stems of a shrub widen out into its roots. “It’s like the curve where ...

When pruning large limbs off trees, begin with an undercut first. This is a cut from the bottom up, about one-third of the way through the limb, 4 inches or so away from the main trunk.

"For more extensive issues on trees like bark falling off or a splitting tree trunk, it's best to call an arborist to find out of the tree can be saved." You will need to take a slightly different ...