Tree roots do not wait decades to cause trouble for your septic line. Given moisture, nutrients, and even a small opening, ...

Trees, or forests for that matter, hardly seem like they’ve got anything interesting going on, given that they mostly stay ...

When you admire a towering oak or a vibrant maple in your backyard, you're only seeing half the picture. Beneath the surface lies a sprawling, intricate world that is arguably more fascinating than ...

When roots encroach on your side of the property line, it's time to consult a certified arborist. The large, majestic tree in your neighbor's yard may not be on your property, but its roots might be.

A family displaced for almost a year after their home flooded by raw sewage has been told the tree they blame will stay and that the sewer main beneath it doesn’t need fixing.

Cutting down a tree can be quite an arduous undertaking, and how to kill a tree stump is a bit of a mystery. But if a tree is long in the tooth (or…branch?) and threatens to fall over, cut down it ...

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Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing in Cell Host & Microbe, a study observing oaks growing in a natural woodland found that the trees' above- and below-ground ...

Basements in Baltimore’s Bolton Hill and Hampden neighborhoods have repeatedly flooded with sewage over the past six months, ...

Severe storms in Michigan killed at least 4 people and injured more, uprooted trees and damaged roofs. (AP photo) ...

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