I was walking my puppy in my neighborhood earlier last week when I noticed an usual growth on the side of a large, dormant ...

When you see mushrooms or other fungi growing out of the trunk of a tree, pay attention. It’s a sign that the wood inside the tree is decaying. “It’s something you want to have a professional look at ...

While admiring large heritage trees in Marin, you may see signs of plants in a death spiral, their canopies standing bare against the sky. It’s easy to point a finger at sudden oak death as a culprit ...

DEAR NEIL: One of my five oak trees is having this problem and I’m wondering what I should do. I hope it’s not a disease that could spread to my other trees. Thanks for any advice you can give me.

Mushrooms commonly grow in lawns and gardens; you've likely seen mushrooms cropping up on your lawn after a long period of rain. Mushrooms are the visible fruiting bodies of fungi. They provide an ...

Ten years ago, a major portion of a mature maple tree in our side yard broke off unexpectedly. This year, I decided to have the tree taken down and the stump ground since it might topple unexpectedly ...

July 3, 2021 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google The morning after a severe weather event—whether a localized thunderstorm or major hurricane—people cautiously walk ...