With the start of the 2024 Hurricane Season which is forecast to be active homeowners should be proactive about preparations. The recent tornadoes and other storms in recent years have wreaked ...

Identifying features: Beech trees (Fagus grandifolia) are deciduous hardwood trees that are typically 60 to 80 feet tall. Their alternate simple leaves have very small teeth on the leaf edges.

How to Start Identifying Trees. The best way to start identifying trees is in your own backyard. You likely already know the names of some common trees, such as a dogwood or a maple, that you can ...

Tree-of-heaven will have a single terminal leaflet, while most black walnut leaves have two leaflets at the tip. If in doubt, give leaves a smell test as previously described. (Leaflet numbers from ...

If you’re not sure about your trees’ health, get a second look from a certified arborist, which is essentially a tree doctor trained to identify, diagnose and treat issues.

One of the most important, yet challenging, skills to nail down as a wilderness survivalist is tree identification. Beyond identification, learning how to use the trees to your advantage is another ...

What you can do about yellownecked caterpillars: if you have an oak tree suffering an infestation, consider dusting the ...

As Missouri becomes the latest state to ban the sale of Callery pear trees, researchers at MU are using artificial ...

Trees under drought stress are even more vulnerable. Digging a trench as shallow as 12 inches potentially destroys all of a tree’s roots beyond the trench away from the trunk.