As we move inside for the winter to cozy up to the fireplace, we need to remember our smooth-barked and young trees. Using a tree wrap on the trunk of your tree from late fall when tree growth slows ...

Which tree wrap is best? Young trees and thin-barked trees such as soft maple and crabapple are susceptible to temperature changes in winter and need tree wrap to help them out. By wrapping your trees ...

Start your trees off right with the best method for preparing soil for fruit trees. Tree trunk wrap, stakes, and mulch also help to establish healthy trees. Once you’ve invested in new fruit trees, ...

Dear Neil: I saw your comments recently about wrapping the trunks of young Chinese pistachios to protect them against sunscald and borers. What do I use, and how long should I leave my tree's trunk ...

In Southwest Colorado, our coldest months are fast approaching. Allow me to remind you: In December 2015, we had 11 nights that registered below zero at the airport; January had 14 nights that went ...

Red maple suffering extreme sunscald damage that could have been avoided with paper tree wrap. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram If I were writing a column on interior decorating, it certainly ...

Q: I live near a forest preserve where deer are frequent visitors. Last fall, they tore the bark off my newly planted maple. I went and got the cloth that you are to use on bark and wrapped the bark ...

With trees, as with elephants and in swimming, trunks are important. They’re part of trees’ beauty, strength, majesty, and mystique. We have things to discuss. Like people, trunks come in all shapes ...

Q: Someone told me that I needed to wrap the trunk of my new pistachio tree. Do you agree? If so, why? A: Absolutely. I use the term “non-negotiable” for wrapping the trunks of recently planted ...

My biggest garden surprise this year was a lack of Japanese Beetles. I’m not complaining, of course, but totally surprised. I saw three, that’s it! Normally, there were hundreds swarming on my grape ...