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.

On Saturday, volunteers in St. Paul worked hard to plant more than 100 trees at homes and parks. The undertaking came from Urban Roots, a nonprofit that provides not just more trees to communities ...

In east Bengaluru, at BEML Gate on the ever-busy Suranjandas Road, another tree has no such luck. Its roots stand exposed, almost unnaturally manicured, as work goes on beside it on the ...

(Photo Courtesy of Emmy Ulmschneider) Where you put the water matters. A trees roots are in the top 3” to 6” of soil and extend out from the dripline, an imaginary ground ring defined by the ...

For decades, city engineers struggled with mature tree roots cracking and lifting sidewalks, creating uneven steps and hazards for those who walk on them. The city traditionally turned to asphalt ...

The trees are thick and dark, then give way to a clearing, a pile of fresh lumber. The narration speaks of foreboding. The car stops, and something springs from the pile of dead trees, a new limb, ...

Villagers have won a partial victory in their battle with officials over trees they fear could fall on to their homes. West Norfolk Council refused permission for the 60ft pines at Tottenhill ...

I ask Crab Apple Tree to please teach me, visioning her in a bright golden mist, perhaps a reflection of the first fruits. I saw her standing in harmony and balance, roots reaching into the dark ...

Although tree roots appearing at the surface of the lawn might seem problematic for us, for the trees, it’s natural.