DEAR JESSICA: A tree in my yard was cut down about four years ago, but because there is a big piece of metal in the stump, it could not be ground. Last year, it started getting scale-like stuff on it, ...

After a tree has been cut down in a garden, you will often see fungi growing on the stump. Should you be concerned about this? Jerry advises that yes – this can be a problem. While the top of the tree ...

Q. I lost two apple trees in a storm four years ago. I removed the trees, but the stumps produced shoots that have now grown into 15-foot branches with lots of foliage but no flowers or fruit. Is ...

A very common sight this year in our landscapes, judging by the phone calls we have gotten, is the presence of clumps of honey-colored mushrooms. These mushrooms are the spore-producing structures of ...

Did you know that when you leave the dead tree stump in the yard, or you pile up the limbs that you pruned from your tree, you are going to bring more life to your yard? The typical reaction to a dead ...

A tree stump that should be dead—but isn't—has been discovered in a forest in New Zealand. The kauri tree stump appears to be surviving by feeding on its neighbors resources, holding onto their roots ...