Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. To use a tree twig key means learning a twig's botanical parts. A key can ...

Would you like just a bit more privacy in your urban front yard? We're talking about a friendly distance from your neighbors and casual passersby -- nothing hostile or extreme. Oh and while you're at ...

Q. We have a beautiful water oak in our backyard that is more than 40 years old. This year the leaves are falling so bad it looks like it is September, not July. I feel like the squirrels are chewing ...

Across Arkansas, a state in which both forested and urban areas have more than their fair share of hickory, pecan and persimmon trees, by any measure, some homeowners have become alarmed at ...