Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Trees are often an essential component of a gorgeous landscape that livens up a yard. However, when they are planted near a home, homeowners must take steps to ensure that the greenery can co-exist ...

The national average cost of tree removal is $750, but costs can range from $200 to $2,000. Tree size, species, and health can affect the cost to remove a tree. Accessibility, labor, and geographic ...

A tree can be cut down in an afternoon, but its stump lingers like unfinished business. You could call in the professionals with their roaring grinders or pour chemicals into the soil and wait months ...

I had a question about how to get rid of roots naturally. Doing things without inorganic chemical inputs usually requires physical work and diligence. First, are the roots attached to a living ...

Q: Is there anything that I can do about tree roots in our lawn that are at the surface? If I dig them out would it damage the tree? We have to mow over them because of where the tree is located, but ...

Q: When our landscapers installed new water lines for irrigation, they cut through two major roots on a Chitalpa tree. One root was 4 inches in diameter, and the other 1½ inches in diameter. These ...

Some trees are prone to developing surface roots that can become quite large. These large roots can interfere with mowing, foot traffic or recreational activities. As trees mature, surface roots may ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...

Removing a tree can cost as little as $150 or as much as $10,000, depending on the complexity of the job. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of ...