Q: I read your article about plants with interesting bark and branches, and I have one you mentioned -- a beautiful paperbark maple. However, the tree was planted 9 feet away from my front door. The ...

Reed said his crews hand-dig rootballs as big as about 3 feet across, beyond which they have to resort to a tree spade. How do you measure a tree?

Ornamental trees and shrubs can outgrow their allotted space or find themselves in the way of a new patio or addition. By relocating a prized plant, the gardener not only can save a tree but also ...

Some tree companies have tree spades, which make the digging up process pretty easy. The spade goes down around the tree and lifts it up, making a hole for the new one.

Simply digging out a tree and replanting it somewhere else will almost surely fail. So you should plan on a lead time of more than just a few months.

Q: A couple of years ago, I wrote to you about the sad state of my Japanese weeping maple tree. You told me to cut the dead part off and see what happens. Well, it is one breath away from heaven. How ...

Large tree removal is an arduous process. Moving a tree is backbreaking work and can take hours, and cutting down a tree and removing the stump is also difficult work. But the mighty Truck Spade ...