When you admire a towering oak or a vibrant maple in your backyard, you're only seeing half the picture. Beneath the surface lies a sprawling, intricate world that is arguably more fascinating than ...

When you admire a towering oak or a vibrant maple in your backyard, you're only seeing half the picture. Beneath the surface lies a sprawling, intricate world that is arguably more fascinating than ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...

For the last hundred years, the residents of two tiny Indonesian villages in West Sumatra have used a 30-meter-long bridge formed from the interconnected roots of two trees located on each side of a ...

I’ve had some recent interactions with people frustrated by tree roots that surface, causing mowing difficulties and potential ankle-twisting opportunities. What can be done with surface roots?

Tree roots naturally grow into sewer lines as they are a source of additional water and nutrients. Some signs of tree roots in sewer lines are sinkholes, soft spots in the yard, slow drains, gurgling ...

In 1873 an exotic banyan tree was planted in the port town of Lahaina, a major hub for the then-Kingdom of Hawaii. At the time it was only 8 feet tall. Today its branches extend over 60 feet high and ...