Q: I have two maple trees in the backyard. The root system, as well as the trees, is growing quite aggressively. I want to know how far reaching the roots can grow. I've heard that as long as the ...

Roots can raise sidewalks in the same manner as silver maple, but because the red maple has a less aggressive root system, it makes a good street tree. Surface roots beneath the canopy can make ...

Growing tree roots can be covered with a small amount of soil to allow grass to grow for awhile longer, but the best solution in the long run is either mulch instead of grass or replacing the ...

The giveaway, he says, are the small honey-colored mushrooms at the tree’s base, which indicate the maple has a fungus: Armillaria root rot. The Armillaria fungus affects many hardwoods and ...

Tree roots on the soil surface are difficult to mow or walk over, ... Don't grow your garden or introduce small ornamentals near a tree's surface root system ... The Red Maple.

Have you noticed discoloration on your maple tree leaves this year? You aren't the only one. Here's what you should know ...

Plant the tree and backfill with the excavated soil, then top with 1 to 2 inches of compost. Tamp the ground to remove air pockets and water well. Japanese maple trees can also be planted in a ...

Many of the maple trees in distress are suffering from root girdling, a condition in which roots grow around another root or the trunk, eventually strangling the tree. "It pinches off the vascular ...

Tree roots may seem like a really boring subject, I know. However, trees are the anchors and framework of our landscape. They provide shade, breeze, spring flowers, fall colors, homes ...

A maple tree is clearly very different from a moss, yet over a long period of time, ... Conversely, without roots, the nascent vascular system could not draw much water from the soil.

If half of a maple tree’s branches appear to be dying, possible causes include an issue with the tree’s root system or a fungal disease. By Tim Johnson. UPDATED: May 23, ...

Q. I have a maple tree (it is either an ‘October Glory’ or ‘Autumn Blaze’) that has (what I assume to be) a rather large sucker at the bottom. The diameter of the sucker is about 2 inches, and the ...