Bucks can cause significant damage to young trees in the fall by rubbing their antlers on trunks. Male deer do this to clean their antlers of summer velvet from early September through November while ...

I just moved from Arizona to this area, and a neighbor advised me that deer were a problem in the neighborhood and that I need to protect my plants from them. What does this mean? Deer can do a lot of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q • What is the best way to protect young trees from buck deer damage? A • Constructing a fence is the best option to prevent ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Tubex tree tube Q • I planted a new tree this fall, and a deer made a big wound in the bark. What can I do to help it? A • It’s ...

As elegant as they are, deer are usually unwelcome visitors in the garden. This is due to their penchant for nibbling at plants, removing flower buds, foliage, and shoots as well as stripping tree ...

With trees, as with elephants and in swimming, trunks are important. They’re part of trees’ beauty, strength, majesty, and mystique. We have things to discuss. Like people, trunks come in all shapes ...

Did you hear about the guy who was afraid his expensive tree was dead? It finally budded out, which was a major re-leaf. Northern winters separate the wheat from the chaff, where trees, shrubs and ...

Q: My dad helped me plant a couple of young apple trees in my backyard last weekend and so far, so good. After we finished I said the only thing I had left to do was paint the trunks white. He looked ...

Trees can be expensive and are valuable plants we need to avoid injuring. Wounds are openings for decay organisms and trees expend energy for wound sealing, setting them up for other issues. During ...