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 ...

Last week, I wrote about the various ways that grafting has been used to create street trees and repair injuries on girdled trees. This week, I will explain how to perform cleft and whip grafting. As ...

Authorities are looking for the vandals who deliberately stripped bark from several trees in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan in an apparent attempt to kill them. The group Minnesota Off-Road ...

Rogue tree vandals have struck another south metro park — this time in Burnsville. Earlier this month, Burnsville Natural Resources staff discovered four black cherry trees in Terrace Oaks Park that ...

In the fashion world, a girdle is outmoded and slightly funny. For a tree, girdling is no joke. To girdle a tree is to damage the bark and underlying tissue all around the trunk or a branch, killing ...

In the first whodunit of its kind in Dakota County, authorities are handling a case that involves murdered trees. The Dakota County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation Wednesday to find vandals ...