A squirrel lays on top of a branch in a small pollinator garden along 28th Street in Vienna. Squirrels lay flat on branches to stay cool and to hide from potential predators. If you have a recent ...

Red-eyed tree frog. Photo by Rhett Butler. In recognition of Amphibian Ark winning mongabay.com’s 2011 conservation award, our pictures of the day this week will focus on amphibians. The red-eyed tree ...

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 ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Pruning is an important maintenance practice on trees that is discussed a great deal. An essential part of making the pruning cut properly is the ability to identify the parts ...

Last week a large limb broke away from a very mature live oak in Riverside Park during some high winds from the passage of a cold front. Unfortunately, it damaged the tree significantly. However, it ...

Readers who choose to enter the latest photo challenge may find themselves up a tree but that may be a good thing because trees are the subject of the assignment. A tree, stand of trees or an entire ...

The occasional resounding snap of falling branches (and portions of trees much too big to be called branches) broke up the wintry calm in Central Texas Wednesday. Many woke to an icy wonderland of ...

A bird sings from the top of a flowering tree in Muskingum Park in Marietta recently. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at ...

Wood-destroying fungi can be beneficial when it breaks down dead wood because it makes nutrients available through the ...

If your tree branches were among those lost during the heavy snow this weekend, you might need to do some pruning. But before you get out the pruners, here are some tips on what and how to prune once ...

Apr. 27—JAMESTOWN — It is important to trim trees properly and cut damaged branches so it (THEY???) can heal properly, according to Jerry Steinmetz, co-owner of Northern Tree Service with his wife, ...