Q: My neighbor’s oak tree is 15 feet from our water meter ... pointed end down. Plant in deep pots to allow ample root room, and use a loose, highly organic potting soil containing 30 to 40% ...

To encourage children to plant and care for one tree is a hand-off of a little responsibility, a gesture of hope. It is a ...

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says mature trees such as oak or maples with larger leaves can make it tough for turfgrass ...

and the live oak still represents a life raft for those in the paths of tropical storms. Resistant to salt water, the trees serve as a defense against extreme weather, with deep roots that hold ...