When we spend time outdoors in deep cold, we often get red noses and chapped cheeks. In a young tree, sudden, deep cold can cause more severe damage: cracks in the bark. Such cracks, called frost ...

Winter brings beauty to the Missouri Botanical Garden, but the cold can cause splits and cracks in trees. The cracks can become home to harmful insects. Cracks and splits in tree trunks are common and ...

We have a Prairiefire crabapple tree that has severe splitting in almost all of the major branches. There is some evidence of old bark splits that have healed over that we did not notice until ...

Question: What would cause the bark to peel away from the base of my maple tree? Other trees in the area are healthy with no peeling bark. Answer: Winter can cause many different types of damage ...

Miranda Earnest, the new horticulture aide for Buffalo County Extension, is a 2015 Aurora High School graduate. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on May 4, ...

Q: I have a small, 4-foot-tall maple in my yard that has a crack in the bark on the southwest side. The crack is vertical and at least 8 inches long. Do I cover this crack with paint or pruning sealer ...

I’m gazing out our windows while writing this column, watching the lovely snowflakes drifting down. It’s a tranquil scene, but I’m ready for springtime! My sister, who used to live in San Diego, had a ...

We have a prairie fire crabapple tree that has very severe splitting in almost all of the major branches. There is some evidence of old bark splits that have healed over that we did not notice until ...

February is the time to get busy starting the season's first plants that will go outside first thing in early spring. That includes cool-season vegetables such as onions, leeks, cabbage, broccoli, ...