In projects that require digging or grading, trees are too often regarded simply as objects or obstacles. Roots that are inconveniently located in relation to the project tend to get cut, crushed, ...

Q: We excavated a trench for drainage near an oak tree. At the closest point, we are maybe 12 feet from the trunk of the tree. We did not break any roots larger than about 3/4 inch. Will the tree live ...

Digging to build an underground house meant facing what was hidden beneath the forest floor. Thick tree roots wrapped through the ground, turning simple digging into exhausting, repetitive labor. Each ...

A person prepares to transplant a tree in their garden. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in ...