Rabbits and rodents can cause injury to the thin bark and twigs of young trees. When snow covers food sources normally sought during winter, these animals often move into home lawns in search of food.

While the weather is still mild enough to work outside, think about the hard times ahead — for animals. In winter, when the supply of fresh grass and leaves is gone, animals turn to bark, twigs and ...

Young trees are considered those that are within five years old after planting. The trees typically have a slender, flexible trunk with a diameter of 1 to 4 inches and smooth, relatively tender, ...

Did you hear about the guy who was afraid his expensive tree was dead? It finally budded out, which was a major re-leaf. Northern winters separate the wheat from the chaff, where trees, shrubs and ...

It isn’t just rabbits that pose a risk to young trees. ’When food is scarce, a range of small mammals – including rabbits, ...