Q. I want to cut stems from my apple tree and use them to start new trees. I have tried this for several years with no success. I have even used rooting hormone powders, but they did not help.

In the case of this very old tree, the included bark started forming perhaps more than a century ago and was not revealed until the branch union could no longer support the weight of the branch.

If your tree branches were among those lost during the heavy snow this weekend, here are some tips on what and how to prune once it's safe to do so.

The tree used to have a sixth, now relict, stem, the researchers found. A. Patrut et al/PLOS ONE 2015 ( CC-BY 4.0 ) Since analyzing this one tree, the researchers have since visited another 50 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Figs don’t do well with hard pruning, but hardwood stem cuttings allow you to propagate new trees. Taylor Jones, a horticulture agent with the North C… ...