Q.: I have a number of cedar trees and some of them are in need of trimming, but I would like to know when is the best time to trim. I don't want anything to happen with them, like the experience I ...

Q. My tall, beautiful Leyland cypress is slowly turning brown in spite of being watered regularly. What is an easy-care evergreen for Texas? This is for property we have in Central Texas, and pines ...

Do other maintenance work before you think of pruning: Make sure each tree gets three buckets of water twice a week (or about an hour and a half with a sprinkler) and goes into winter well-watered ...

After 20 years of growth, some of the ever-widening, 40-foot-tall Leyland cypress trees running along my backyard property line are blocking the walkway. A simple trim is not an option because only ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The rapidly-growing Leyland cypress tree, or Cupressocyparis leylandii, ...

After 20 years of growth, some of the ever-widening, 40-foot-tall Leyland cypress trees running along my backyard property line are blocking the walkway. *Special offer only available to new ...