Purdue Landscape Report: Trees are incredible survivors in spite of the challenges from pests of all kinds, including us! They are vulnerable to injuries such as mechanical wounds from lawn equipment, ...

The traditional practice has been to paint over pruning cuts with anything from left-over house paint to specially formulated antiseptic tree pastes. The theory is that the paint seals the wound and ...

Q: I heard that you shouldn’t use wound sealer when pruning your trees — that it does more harm than good. Is this true? A: Yes, it’s true. When pruning your trees, you should not use any sealer on ...

It started with squalling tires and a big bang. Someone going too fast missed the 90-degree corner below our neighbor’s house and plowed head on into his 50-year-old silver maple. The driver didn’t ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. This storm-damaged oak tree is in need of professional pruning (or care). Q • Some of my trees lost limbs in the storms we had ...