DEAR JESSICA: A tree in my yard was cut down about four years ago, but because there is a big piece of metal in the stump, it could not be ground. Last year, it started getting scale-like stuff on it, ...

After a tree has been cut down in a garden, you will often see fungi growing on the stump. Should you be concerned about this? Jerry advises that yes – this can be a problem. While the top of the tree ...

Mushrooms that pop up in lawns after heavy rain are a normal, healthy sign of fungal activity underground. These fungi are ...

A very common sight this year in our landscapes, judging by the phone calls we have gotten, is the presence of clumps of honey-colored mushrooms. These mushrooms are the spore-producing structures of ...

Q. There is a section of our property where we have lost three palo verde trees. The first tree died about 3 years ago — it turned all yellow, then brown and was dead. The next year, a second palo ...

A tree stump that should have died is being kept alive by neighbouring trees that are funnelling water and nutrients to it through an interconnected root system. The finding adds to a growing ...