Those metal bands, also known as baffles, strapped around trees are not holding the tree together, but they do have a purpose ...

DEAR JOAN: Your column on May 13 was on how to discourage rats. Now do squirrels. The furry little tree rats have decimated our apricot crop – the ground is littered with tiny, half-eaten fruits. They ...

If you’ve driven or walked down a street and spotted tree trunks wrapped with sheet metal, you may have been stumped. These reflective, metal cuffs can be seen everywhere from Charlotte to Los Angeles ...