Approach every pruning situation by assessing the need for a professional arborist. Leave these tasks to the professionals who have both the equipment and advanced training for tricky pruning jobs.

Q: I have a Eureka lemon tree with a branch or two that are dying. Is it a borer problem? A: Branch dieback in citrus, particularly lemon, is very confusing. It is not likely to be a borer problem.

It's tempting to prune an overhanging branch, but don't get snip-happy just yet ...

Do you have epicormic growth? Epicormic (epi = upon, kormos = tree trunk) growth is the technical term for shoots that develop from hidden buds on tree trunks and branches. Suckers, which grow out of ...

A woman walks past a tree that fell on Meeks Way in North Natomas during high wind gusts Friday. Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com With the capital region heating up, you’re probably seeing more ...