Q: I have a 'Red Sunset' maple tree that has what looks to be split bark on the south side of the trunk. It is a relatively young tree, and I do not want to lose it. I'm attaching a photo so you ...

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. Young trees sometimes have smooth bark that's unbroken by ridges.

What is the best way to safely remove the roots to ground level? Silver maple is a fast-growing, tough tree whose fine, shallow roots grow aggressively just under the surface of the soil.

Another thing to remember is that if you planted a small, thin-barked tree like a maple ... thin bark damages the cells in the bark, causing it to crack and split. These young trees never recover ...

I have a large maple tree ... bark tissue and exposing the sapwood. Parts of the sapwood will be discolored gray to brown. Many maples are susceptible, but you will often find it on silver ...

The most commonly sold maple here is silver maple ... Their thin bark is highly susceptible to sunscald, and these trees are very short-lived here. Maybe they work better somewhere else in ...

In the last couple weeks, I have found young trees in the woods that have had their branches stripped of bark. All were sugar maples only a couple of inches in diameter. A closer look revealed the ...