I'm trying to plant some cherry laurels around a pin oak in our front yard. I'm working around big roots, but I'm still running into many smaller roots, ranging anywhere from a half inch to an ...

Did you know you may be unknowingly stressing out the trees and shrubs in your yard, consequently reducing their vigor and shortening their life? The area of concern is where the plant meets the ...

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Planting under trees can often be challenging. While we might enjoy having established trees in our yards that provide ...

Root strangulation? Strange as it may seem, trees are often severely damaged or even killed by their own roots. But since roots are very well hidden below the soil surface, their insidious activities ...