Bark stripping occurs most frequently in early summer. It can kill trees outright or make them susceptible to insect infestation or fungal pathogens. Squirrels prefer to strip bark from small trees ...

In winter, when most flowering ceases and deciduous trees shed their leaves, the stuff that covers branches and tree trunks, otherwise known as bark, may take the biggest bite out of our botanical ...

By WALLY PECK, Master Gardener CRACK! BOOM! Wow! That one must have been close! Summer thunderstorms are kind of exciting but can inflict lots of damage too. My first reaction after “I hope that ...

Rabbits can do a great deal of damage in the winter by stripping the bark off of young trees. Unfortunately, once the bark is removed, young trees don’t stand much ...