Q: I have an 8-year-old oak tree. It looks like it has a girdling root. Should we cut through the root in two places so it can be removed, or should we leave well enough alone. A: Definitely trim and ...

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 ...