Q: While mowing my lawn, I bumped into the trunk of my maple tree with the lawn mower and knocked some bark off the trunk (see photo). What do you recommend I do? Should I use tree paint to cover the ...

We are in the midst of the pruning season. This is when I remind people not to treat pruning wounds with any type of wound dressing, tree paint or tar. Since we put antiseptic and band-aids on our ...

Don't stress if you have a tree that's not looking its best in the bark department. You can save a tree with damaged bark by first assessing the type of damage. Once you know the severity, you have a ...

Q: A branch broke off my tree during a storm. What do I put on the tree to protect it from disease? A: While it is great that you are thinking of tree health, there is nothing you should put on the ...

Q: I had some lower branches trimmed from my ponderosa pine in December. How long will it take for the sap to quit flowing? A: Sap flowing from a tree wound is part of its defense system . The sap ...

Trees can be expensive and are valuable plants we need to avoid injuring. Wounds are openings for decay organisms and trees expend energy for wound sealing, setting them up for other issues. During ...

Homeowners may be seeing some lingering effects of last year’s 17-year cicada emergence in smaller branches of trees, but it’s nothing to worry about. “The trees will be fine in the long run, even if ...

Question: I am actually a Master Gardner in Hamilton County and I need help with a tree bark damage question. We have a beautiful dogwood tree that is about 18’ tall and 6” in diameter. By accident my ...

This year’s storms and significant weather events have caused considerable damage to trees in many West Texas towns, including San Angelo. Last weekend’s high winds were particularly brutal to trees.