Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

Trees are famously anchored beings. They grow where they happen to be, their branches reaching ever closer to the sky as their roots keep them firmly in place. One particular tree — a live oak — was ...

As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, it can be humbling to realize that there are living organisms among us that predate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Menasha ...