Tree girdling almost always spells doom for a tree if not caught early and corrected. This common, yet easily overlooked problem happens when something wraps so tightly around a tree (like a girdle), ...

Look for a root wrapped around part of the trunk base, which probably started to “strangle” or girdle the live wood that lies ...

My elm tree has dropped hundreds of its tips and they are all under the canopy. What could be causing this? J.W. This is a common question during the fall from both homeowners and commercial sites - ...

Q: We notice that some of our trees don’t seem to be rooting into the soil properly. We assume it’s because of improper root ball preparation or girdling roots. Our test to see if the tree has rooted ...

There are three beautiful red maples on our farm. One day I spotted something abnormal at the root flare of all three trees. Several 2-inch diameter roots were circling the trunks! I knew that wasn’t ...

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I planted a small loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) in a raised bed two years ago, knowing it would outgrow its home. My intentions were to move it the following spring, but my intentions were derailed by ...

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In the fashion world, a girdle is outmoded and slightly funny. For a tree, girdling is no joke. To girdle a tree is to damage the bark and underlying tissue all around the trunk or a branch, killing ...

Girdling involves complete removal of a strip of bark around the circumference of the tree. This portion contains both food vessels and part of water transporting vessels. BENGALURU: The spread of ...