Q: This is a yew that is at least 30 years old (see reader's photo). Part of the back corner was yellow/dying, and when I went to go prune out the dead, I looked closer inside the structure of the ...

Q: Sapsuckers are making holes in our evergreen trees. What can we do, and does this damage the trees? — Lydia B. A: Thanks for sending the photos. I think you’re catching the trouble in time.

Rows of uniform holes, either horizontal (most commonly) or vertical, might look like an insect attack, but they are more likely caused by a bird with an unusual name – the yellow-bellied sapsucker ...

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