The video outlines how excessive mulch suffocates plant roots and why chronic over-mulching contributes to long-term decline ...

Tree girdling almost always spells doom for a tree if not caught early and corrected. This common, yet easily overlooked problem happens when something wraps so tightly around a tree (like a girdle), ...

Most gardeners reach for a bit of twine or wire without thinking twice. You’ve got a tomato leaning against its stake, a rose ...

“One of my shade trees appears to be losing vigor, and I am worried about its future. A neighbor thinks it is planted too deeply and may have girdling roots. Is there something I can do to help this ...

I planted a small loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) in a raised bed two years ago, knowing it would outgrow its home. My intentions were to move it the following spring, but my intentions were derailed by ...

Q: We notice that some of our trees don’t seem to be rooting into the soil properly. We assume it’s because of improper root ball preparation or girdling roots. Our test to see if the tree has rooted ...

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Dear Master Gardener: We moved into a house and noticed the roots of several trees are girdled. Why did this happen? Answer: Girdling roots are roots that grow in a circular or spiral pattern around ...

Q: I have a Mexican bird of paradise that was planted five years ago that suddenly died. It had flourished until now. I pulled out the plant and sent you some pictures of the dead plant, girdling or ...

For awhile, it’s been one crisis after the other on the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s home and garden line. “We’d get hundreds of calls,” Susie Eaton Hopper, the arboretum’s media specialist, said.