For the past several years I've received requests to reprint a Christmas column I wrote for The Forum in 1988. This season I heard from people who have similar Christmas tree memories. A couple of ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! This week I want to talk about tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), an invasive species from Asia. It has been in the news lately because it is a major ...

Fruit trees may not produce fruit due to improper tree vigor, often caused by over-fertilization or excessive pruning. Frost damage can prevent fruit set, even if flowers open; choose later-blooming ...

A large tree blocks a Palo Alto street after a wind storm. Courtesy Carol Hubenthal. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in ...

Each year, my Master Gardeners and I field a variety of gardening inquiries, but usually trees take the top spot in causing worry, concern, and interest from our community. Because of this, I think a ...

Ten years ago in these pages, Tom Dinell — widely considered the father of urban planning in Hawaii — warned that Honolulu ...

When you work with trees for as long as I have, you hear people say good things about them like, I love my trees, those trees are beautiful, and trees make me happy. For every good comment I hear, ...

Whittier residents love their trees, which had me reflecting on a quote, which over time has been attributed to Mark Twain. “Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over.” Ok, there’s debate ...