Dear Neil: I saw your comments recently about wrapping the trunks of young Chinese pistachios to protect them against sunscald and borers. What do I use, and how long should I leave my tree's trunk ...

After last week’s column on transplanting 8-year-old plum trees was published, City of Las Cruces Community Forester Jimmy Zabriskie contacted me about another important consideration: sunscald.

Why do some people wrap tree trunks in paper for the winter? Should I be doing this? Expert opinions vary widely on this topic. Many believe that thin-skinned young trees – especially those that have ...

Those metal bands, also known as baffles, strapped around trees are not holding the tree together, but they do have a purpose ...