Plants to consider for this project include butterfly weed, purple coneflower, fescue, prairie smoke, false sunflower, ...

A girdling root is one that circles the base of a tree at or just below the surface. Girdling roots can also girdle other roots but without harm. The most commonly affected species are maples, lindens ...

Trees exposed to high winds are less able to withstand having their roots cut. Pruning roots close to the trunk does more harm to a tree than cutting smaller, more distant roots.

A maple tree is clearly very different from a moss, yet over a long period of time, and step by step, early moss-like plants evolved to trees, including maples. The fossil record tells us about some ...

Spring has sprung and gardeners are digging in. Got questions as you carry on? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU ...