Question for Dan Gill: Recently I had a large Shumard oak tree planted by a local nursery. In the process of planting, they damaged a small section (five inches by six inches) of the bark, about a ...

We are in the midst of the pruning season. This is when I remind people not to treat pruning wounds with any type of wound dressing, tree paint or tar. Since we put antiseptic and band-aids on our ...

Q: While mowing my lawn, I bumped into the trunk of my maple tree with the lawn mower and knocked some bark off the trunk (see photo). What do you recommend I do? Should I use tree paint to cover the ...

The big snow split our old weeping Japanese maple (3-feet by 4-feet wide). The trunk cracked apart vertically about 2 inches wide and way down the middle. Should we tie it loosely around the stem so ...

Q: I had someone trim some tree branches that were too low, but I’m not sure how to check if they did a good job. What do I look for? A: Trees develop their own version of scar tissue after pruning ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. All trees lose some branches during their lifetime and the wounds from these ...

I’m ready to climb the tallest tree in town so I can shout: “Please do not apply wound dressing to stripped bark or other injuries on trees in your yard.” I’ve mentioned this before, but feel it ...

There have been many calls this month to the Duval County Extension Office describing a very unusual pattern of shallow pencil sized holes mysteriously appearing on the trunks of trees all over the ...

California almond growers have been plagued by canker diseases that have caused yield and tree losses for years. Yet some mysteries remain about what causes them and how to diagnose the problem. Those ...