In this week's Fielding Questions column, Don Kinzler addresses how to prevent woodpecker damage, improving tulip blooms and collecting seeds from flowers.

In rare cases, the damage caused by the holes in the phloem can disrupt the sap flow in the tree causing some dead spots in the trunk.

If the holes are frequent enough, and extend far enough around the trunk’s circumference, the tree can be damaged, as the holes disrupt the necessary flow of sap within the tree.

Dear Neil: What could be causing these spirals of holes in the trunk of my Lacey oak? The tree seems to be healthy. It had small acorns that dropped early, but that might be due to last winter’s ...

Occasionally, homeowners will notice small holes in the trunks of landscape trees. This may not mean impending death to the tree, but it’s not good.

Unfortunately, peach trees are not very long-lived. Most will show signs of decline after about 15 years, even if they were previously vigorous. Some environmental factors, such as drought (or ...

New research reveals some surprising teamwork from ants in Panama. When holes are drilled into trees they live in, the ants can repair the damage.