In the fashion world, a girdle is outmoded and slightly funny. For a tree, girdling is no joke. To girdle a tree is to damage the bark and underlying tissue all around the trunk or a branch, killing ...

There are three beautiful red maples on our farm. One day I spotted something abnormal at the root flare of all three trees. Several 2-inch diameter roots were circling the trunks! I knew that wasn’t ...

Dear Master Gardener: We moved into a house and noticed the roots of several trees are girdled. Why did this happen? Answer: Girdling roots are roots that grow in a circular or spiral pattern around ...

Q: We notice that some of our trees don’t seem to be rooting into the soil properly. We assume it’s because of improper root ball preparation or girdling roots. Our test to see if the tree has rooted ...

To let light in for the illegal crop, growers "girdle" trees, essentially strangling the tree, causing leaves and branches to die, while concealing the marijuana plants below. Credit: USFS, Region 5 ...

Dear Jane: We have a large sugar maple tree in the front yard, and it's in full color. For the past few years, it has tended to turn yellowish-orange earlier than other trees in the neighborhood, but ...

A girdling root is one that circles the base of a tree at or just below the surface. Girdling roots can also girdle other roots but without harm. The most commonly affected species are maples, lindens ...