An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial ...

Drought is bad news, but, in a surprising twist, a team of researchers discovered that drier times prepare young trees for ...

If another hour of watering your garden sounds daunting, you're not alone. While you can't skip watering, you can automate it ...

All kinds of tasty fruit can be grown in containers in small spaces, from dwarf citrus to cherries, apples, pomegranates, ...

An excellent choice for a small ornamental tree with year-round interest is the kumquat or one of its hybrids, which do not ...

Growers install netting primarily to protect fruit, but the move also saves a lot of water. Hannes Laubscher of United Exports estimated the savings at 15 percent. It allows them to cut back on ...

Nut trees make great additions to your yard - and your kitchen - but which are worth growing, and which should you avoid? Let ...

An increase in shading level promotes variation in the water requirement of seedlings of tree species. In the nursery phase and survival period, the species Gallesia integrifolia shows accelerated ...

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It ...

• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...

My first professional exposure to fire risk management with trees and landscapes was back in 1994. It was the second annual Fire Safe Marin Symposium, a full day of presentations on landscape fire ...

This oak tree has stood in this very spot since long before he or I walked the Earth. It is early winter when MacKenzie, an atmospheric scientist and director of Birmingham University Institute ...