A Fungus growing on a living tree is a symptom of heart rot. Trees are infected through wounds from lawn mowers, weed-whacker whips, deer rubbing, rodent chewing, frost cracks, broken branches and ...

In the wake of last month’s wind and rain storms, many trees throughout the San Fernando Valley have lost branches, split apart, or been uprooted altogether. I recently witnessed the remnants of three ...

Today it’s all about heart disease — heart disease in trees that is. Obviously, trees do not have hearts. Trees consist of a beautifully engineered material called wood, designed to combine strength ...