When I lived in New York City, the view from my kitchen window was framed by a tremendous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) who towered over the brick homes below — a 150-year-old remnant from before the ...

Before you dig a hole to plant a tree, set a fence post or build a deck, first check for possible dangers below ground: the utility lines that bring necessary services to your home. “It’s easy to hit ...

Planting an apple tree at home may seem like a challenging idea, but nowadays, gardeners are able to cultivate compact apple trees in pots easily. Thanks to the availability of proper plant varieties ...

David Priest is an award-winning writer and editor who formerly covered home security for CNET. Whether you want to plant trees for environmental reasons or just to spruce up your yard, a good way to ...

Global tree-planting campaigns have reached fad-like proportions over the past decade, and it’s easy to understand their appeal. Healthy forests help in the fight against climate change by absorbing ...

Barber advises protecting young trees with cages—and then keeping them protected for years. His preferred method is a cylinder of heavy-gauge galvanized welded-wire fencing, five to six feet high, ...

Tree-planting schemes are common these days, and they’re touted as one of the best tools we have to combat climate change, species extinction, and other environmental crises. But natural regeneration ...

Trees and forests around the world are under strain from climate change. They also are threatened by logging and development. To address these problems—and to increase the capture of carbon dioxide ...

The "miracle tree," for its nutrition, the moringa tree has recently gained popularity as a plant which can be easily grown by beginners due to its numerous advantages. Starting from its nutritious ...