Key Takeaways Large trees often develop surface roots that can damage sidewalks, mower blades, and tree health.Mulch 2–3 inches deep to cover roots safely and reduce maintenance without harming the ...

Dozens of volunteers planted 600 cypress trees near a Madisonville lighthouse on Tuesday morning, organized in connection with the NFL ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans.

The rule of thumb is spreading no more than 2 inches of fill over a large portion of a tree’s root system per year. Although trees do vary somewhat in the amount of fill they can tolerate, we ...

The city has identified 54 bald cypress whose roots have become a bit energetic in their efforts to ditch their subterranean comforts and have in recent years begun poking through grounds of ...

A row of towering Lombardy poplar trees in Sidney is facing the axe as part of the ongoing Calvin Lane path project. The initial felling of the first tree on July 24 caught a nearby resident by ...

Bald cypress has been around for a long time — something like 160 million years. It lived beside the dinosaurs but survived the mass extinctions. It’s the signature tree of the southern swamps ...

“Bald cypress trees also grow “knees” from their root systems. These “knees” will also provide additional habitat for fish,” he added.

He kept looking down, writing something on his little notepad. Meanwhile, the rest of us watched, not a small falling limb, but the broken-off top of the cypress tree, which was about 50 feet high.

He kept looking down, writing something on his little notepad. Meanwhile, the rest of us watched, not a small falling limb, but the broken-off top of the cypress tree, which was about 50 feet high.

The third is water: Like arborvitae, Italian cypress has a shallow root system. If the roots get soggy or if they dry out, the needles on the tree at the time will be damaged.

Large trees often develop surface roots that can damage sidewalks, mower blades, and tree health. Mulch 2–3 inches deep to cover roots safely and reduce maintenance without harming the tree.

Dozens of volunteers planted 600 cypress trees near a Madisonville lighthouse on Tuesday morning, organized in connection with the NFL ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans.