Don’t beat the lower trunk area of a tree with the lawn mower or string trimmer. Nothing will kill a tree quicker than severing the cambium or growth layer. The cambium layer is the vascular system of ...

It has been well over a month since Hurricane Sandy, and we still hear the buzzing roars of chain-saws in backyards, along streets and utility right-of-ways. Massive uprooted trees, heavy fallen limbs ...

Most research on plant stem cells focuses on the tips of roots and shoots, where growth occurs in height. But Ten Tusscher explains that thickness growth is just as essential. “Plants can’t grow ...

If string trimmers are used around your landscape learn to protect the cambium layer of your trees and shrubs. It’s a critical ring of rapidly developing cells located just under the bark. Mistreat ...