Don't let your magical Christmas tree turn into a major holiday letdown. Already in the Christmas spirit? We understand the excitement, but you may want to wait a little longer before buying a ...

If you’ve ever wrestled with an overgrown fruit tree, you know the struggle: branches reaching for the sky, fruit hiding in a tangled mess and those pesky suckers popping up everywhere. But don’t ...

Trees are valuable assets in any yard, providing shade and adding beauty while also serving as a draw for wildlife. While trees are largely self-sustaining, you do need to prune them to maintain their ...

The temperatures may be in the teens, but the time is right for selecting a Christmas tree. Gas station lots and churchyards selling scout-sponsored Christmas greenery are all options around ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to prune most (but not all) of your trees and shrubs. There are several reasons ...

Recently, while chatting with an arborist friend of mine with decades of experience, he mentioned he saw a tree service working on trees around the townhouses where he lives, which had been contracted ...

CORVALLIS — From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits — pears, cherries, figs, plums — are desirable, too, but there’s ...

If you noticed your artificial Christmas tree was looking a bit shabby over the holidays, there's no better time to shop for a new one than right now. The first few weeks of January are often the best ...

Already in the Christmas spirit? We understand the excitement, but you may want to wait a little longer before buying a Christmas tree. Even with the most attentive watering, a Christmas tree can't ...

A thinning cut removes the branch at its junction with the trunk or limb. This type of cut is demonstrated on a tree in early spring at the University of Maine Agriculture and Forest Experiment ...