Tree sections are stacked floor to ceiling. They're like rounds chopped from a carrot, the carrot being a tree trunk. They're the ... So the next few rings show normal growth.

trunk wood underneath, that’s a bad sign. The second clue is how the tree is doing overall. If the tree grew normally, had normal-sized leaves, produced a good leaf canopy with good color ...

Staking a tree that does not need it can do more harm than good. The trunk’s natural movement helps bulk it up, strengthening it, and also stimulates root growth. A staked tree might grow taller ...

If you have ever noticed small holes, made in neat rows on the trunk of a tree, you are probably looking at the damage caused from a yellow bellied sapsucker. Sapsuckers are a type of woodpecker ...