Here are six tips on how you can help the trees and shrubs in your landscape avoid dead branches, chewed bark, and frostbitten roots this winter.. 1. Right plant, right place. You’ve likely ...

Mulberry trees are, for the most part, cold-hardy. The three most widespread varieties, red, black and white mulberries, are ...

I prefer tree wrap on a roll, which can protect tree trunks of all sizes and can easily spiral between lower branches. Wrapping trees in November protects against winter damage. Chris Flynn / The ...

How to protect palm trees in winter Palm trees belong to the Arecaceae plant family , which contains more than 2,500 known species found across the world. With such a large grouping of plants ...

There are steps you can take to protect your trees from rabbits and rodents. Rabbit habitat is found along the forest edge, fence rows, brushy field borders, tall grass, and weeds.

Winter feeding can permanently disfigure a tree or, if it is completely girdled, the tree will die. ... How do I protect trees from rabbits and rodents in winter? Show comments.

Young trees are particularly vulnerable to winter's harsh conditions and a great way to protect them is with guards or fencing. Extra layers can make all the difference between survival and damage.

Last January’s ice storm led to widespread damage across the Willamette Valley, particularly from hundreds of trees falling due to wind and ice. A downed tree in Northeast Portland on Saturday ...

Evergreen trees don’t shed their leaves or needles every winter like deciduous trees, hence the name ‘evergreen’. Instead, the leaves and needles have a waxy coating called cutin that helps ...

Wrapping will protect your trees for different reasons. SUNSCALD. One reason to wrap is to prevent sunscald which occurs when the high intensity of sunlight during warm winter days warms the bark ...