The practices that could potentially prolong your splitting tree’s life are called cabling, pictured above, bracing and guying. Maybe you have a tree that is starting to split apart, or one that is ...

As I continue my efforts to understand how trees grow, stand and eventually die, I have a growing sense of wonder: tree anatomy and physiology are elegant expressions of the laws of nature, to the ...

This tree is properly planted. Note the absence of stakes, guying and trunk wrapping.(Howard Garrett / Special Contributor) Tight staking damages the tree's cambium layer and often does severe trunk ...