Some cherry and plum trees in the central Ohio area are turning black from a fungal disease. Here's what you need to know.

A 1-foot section of a large limb can also damage the trunk as it falls. In these cases, I support the stub with my hand so it does not fall before the final cut is all the way through.

I received an email inquiring about pruning practices and immediately began to ruminate on the possibility of a connection between the act of pruning and the fruit known as a prune. It turns out there ...

When planting a tree in the ground, do not add a large amount of purchased topsoil or compost to the hole to improve the soil. A little compost mixed with the native soil will be sufficient.

The first case of improper pruning is an example of what is called overlifting. While raising the canopy is a common pruning practice, the tree pictured was pruned a little too aggressively.

The story of the Thompson seedless grape, from which virtually all raisins are made, is intriguing, too.