Dark against the autumn sky, its branches broken and twisted, with mysterious black holes and cracks in its bark, a dead tree might seem spooky. But to many animals, it’s home. Bats, screech owls, ...

Squirrels, insects and lightning strikes may be the reason for dead tree branches. Pruning the dead branch will solve the problem in most cases. This has been a long, hot, wet summer and soon fall ...

Are you noticing a lot of dead or dying branches on trees lately? It's not the recent heat wave causing it. The invasion of 17-year cicadas is to blame. Those dead tree branches? Some of that is ...

If you find yourself needing to remove a tree branch, there’s a right and a wrong way to do it. The wrong way can unnecessarily harm your tree — and even you. The right way gets rid of the problematic ...

Q. Last year, my plum tree didn’t have any fruit at all. This spring, it has so many plums that I’m afraid the branches may break! Why? This phenomenon is called “alternate year bearing” and is very ...

Emma Erler, lead horticulturist at Kirkwood Gardens at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center and host of Homegrown NH, says she’s asked fairly often if a branch can be saved once it’s broken off a ...

This has been a long, hot, wet summer and soon fall will be around the corner. Between cycles of afternoon storms and intense heat, this summer has been especially stressful on our trees. Lately there ...