Things to do Bird is culprit for holes in tree trunk Woodpeckers make a meal out of sap and the insects drawn to it Sapsuckers made the holes in this tree.

D ear Neil: What could be causing these spirals of holes in the trunk of my Lacey oak? The tree seems to be healthy. It had small acorns that dropped early, but that might be due to last winter ...

Q: My wife and I just moved into a house with a maple tree in the backyard. I noticed there is a sizable hole forming in the trunk. Inside the hole are wood chips, which I'm guessing are the ...

Q: We moved to a property where there are many shallow, large roots spreading out from a mature tree in the lawn, and the roots have holes in a few places. Should we fill them in to prevent rot? A… ...

Occasionally homeowners will notice small holes in the trunks of landscape trees. This may not mean impending death to the tree, but it’s not good. The presence of holes usually means that an insect ...

In this week's Fielding Questions column, Don Kinzler addresses how to prevent woodpecker damage, improving tulip blooms and collecting seeds from flowers.

While an arborist should make the final assessment, this pecan tree does not look good. It looks like a big part of the truck is involved and that the tree may be very weak. It looks like it could ...

A tree falling on your house can be extremely dangerous, depending on the size of the tree. Large trees can punch holes in roofs, break windows, and even cause serious structural damage to your home.

When we think of a tree, we usually picture a single big trunk that divides into branches overhead. Yet sometimes trees may sprout small stems sprouting from the base of the trunk, down by the root… ...