Covering a tree's roots above ground can limit the tree's access to oxygen and moisture which helps them grow and stay healthy. Avoid cutting, trimming, or removing tree roots because it can make ...

We have to mow over them because of where the tree is located, but I assume this damages the tree also. I know we could put mulch around the roots but they extend out so far into the yard. — Dee V.

Q: I have two ash trees in my front yard. The roots are coming up above the ground and most anything else I try to grow does not do well. Is there any correlation between the ash trees and the ...

Q: I’m hoping you can help us figure out what to do about these tree roots. We don’t know what kind of tree it is, but our neighbor’s tree is the same and the roots are showing above ground ...

Although the root system weighs far less than the rest of the tree (the root-to-shoot ratio for trees under normal conditions is usually about 1-to-5 or 1-to-6 by weight, according to the Journal ...

This is a small lilac -- normally a tidy, rounded, 3-foot-tall lavender-flowered shrub -- that is grafted on a standard (an understock plant that is grafted about 3 to 5 feet up the trunk instead ...