: I have two, 50-year-old olive trees. They both have ugly bulges just above the roots. Is there a way to get rid of these ugly growths or stop them from getting bigger? My third olive is starting to ...

When my Palm Springs neighbor remodeled his front entry, he moved a mature olive tree to a better spot just ten feet away. I thought he was nuts doing it midsummer, but this experience proved to be ...

You can plant an olive pit and grow an olive tree either indoors or outside. Use an olive pit from an organic tree, rather than from a jar of olives you got at the store. Be patient! It can take years ...

Roots belong underground. So why do we often find visible tree roots snaking along the soil surface in the lawn or garden? Some kinds of trees, such as maples, poplars and willows, naturally have ...

Much to the dismay of homeowners, landscape trees sometimes grow roots on top of the surface of the lawn or possibly even buckle sidewalks and driveways. These surface roots can be quite a nuisance to ...

Q: We have two maple trees in the backyard with roots running on the surface. What can we do with this issue? — Jim E. A: A tree’s root system is much shallower than we often consider. Tree roots ...