THE PROBLEM: A good, hearty shade tree is an amenity in most neighborhoods, but not when it interferes with traffic control. Renee O’Rourke last week decided that the foliage on a tree along Maya ...

Recent information obtained about our urban forest through an Urban Tree Canopy assessment has quantified Tallahassee’s iconic tree canopy. At 55% tree cover, this is one of the highest tree canopy ...

Chuck writes: We have a camphor tree that just isn’t full. I prune the “dead” branches and as you know, about 1/3 of its leaves drop during the year. I am not sure why it is not full – it is about ...

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) – They may look harmless, but plants like the camphor tree and the tallow tree, known as the “popcorn” tree, are creating problems in Fairhope. They’re spreading at a rapid rate ...

For 126 years, a camphor tree has provided shade at one of Sacramento's busiest intersections -- the corner of Capitol and 18th Street.But on Wednesday, the chain saws buzzed and the tree came down.An ...

After an extremely wet winter, why would camphor trees wilt? I've seen two incidents of this in as many weeks: mature camphor trees with all of the foliage on one or two of the main limbs wilting and ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. I’m happy to report that Pieter Severynen’s ‘Tree of the Week’ is back ...