Occasionally, homeowners will notice small holes in the trunks of landscape trees. This may not mean impending death to the tree, but it’s not good. The presence of holes usually means that an insect ...

Q: Sapsuckers are making holes in our evergreen trees. What can we do, and does this damage the trees? — Lydia B. A: Thanks for sending the photos. I think you’re catching the trouble in time.

When homeowners notice a hollow or wound in a tree, the instinct is often to fix it: to fill the cavity with something that ...

Q: We moved to a property where there are many shallow, large roots spreading out from a mature tree in the lawn, and the roots have holes in a few places. Should we fill them in to prevent rot? A: ...

Mainers love their birds and so this summer we are telling you about a different bird each week with the help of Maine Audubon. Also read: Newborn in the woods? Nope, just a gray catbird In this Bird ...

A close-up of a bark beetle near a bore hole on a tree trunk. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert ...

A white-winged dove recently decided that the hanging plant, sitting about head high a few steps from my front door, was just the right spot for a nest. At first this led to a frightening explosion of ...