I recently bought two 12-foot shade trees in large containers. Do I need to stake them? How long? My neighbor still has stakes on some trees planted two or three years ago.

Some plants may look appealing at first, but become costly landscaping headaches. These common choices can be invasive, messy ...

Urban Tree Risk Management: A Community Guide to Program Design and Implementation by Jill D. Pokorny. Publication date 2003 Topics Safety, Forest health, Silviculture, Forests, Hazardous trees ...

W hen Dovie “DJ” Arnold plants trees in Richmond, California, the neighborhood cheers him on. Older residents try to tip him and bring him water. Arnold, who is Black, works with Groundwork ...

Bald cypress trees stand like sentinels in emerald waters. Their knobby “knees” breaking the surface like nature’s own sculpture garden. Photo Credit: L L. The first time I kayaked here, I rounded a ...

As you glide across the glassy surface, the reflection of cypress trees creates a mirror world below, making you feel like you’re suspended between two realities. It’s disorienting in the most ...

Charles Dowding, an organic gardener with 40 years of experience, has taken to social media to share which seeds you can still sow in June in order to enjoy an autumn harvest ...

Tucked into the humid wetlands of the American Southeast, the bald cypress rises with quiet determination. These towering trees, known for their knobby knees and flared bases, don’t just dominate the ...

Before this period, bald cypress trees in the region commonly lived for more than 470 years. However, after 500 A.D., ... How a common plant pathogen affects urban trees. Jun 4, 2025.