California State, Los Angeles, professor Eric Wood, left, and former CSLA student Christian Benitez take a break from searching for birds in Los Angeles, as a public works crew collects tree branches ...

Squirrels, insects and lightning strikes may be the reason for dead tree branches. Pruning the dead branch will solve the problem in most cases. This has been a long, hot, wet summer and soon fall ...

HINGHAM – Summer storms and unhealthy trees can be a disastrous combination. Broken limbs and uprooted trees can cause major damage to homes and cars and serious injury to people. But how do you know ...

Weeks of punishing dry heat – not to mention gardener vacations and bug, animal, and disease attacks – can lead to an August yard that’s, well, not looking its best. Cooler and usually damper ...

As June wraps up, the cicada symphony is coming to an end, but homeowners may see some lingering effects of the summertime insects. In parts of the state that experienced the cicada swarm, folks may ...

To stay healthy, sometimes trees need a little help in the form of a trim. Pruning is an essential maintenance activity to promote tree health, safety, and aesthetics. Since trees are large, ...

Powdery mildew on Tatarian maple leaves. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in Menlo Park ...