Keep your maples healthy & hearty by learning to recognize common maple tree diseases & knowing how to prevent or treat them ...

First, some maple trees do shed plates of bark, and sometimes these can be in rings around the tree. However, the tree is already putting on a new tough layer underneath that will now be the new bark.

Q: About seven years ago, we planted a maple tree. During the second spring, the bark began to split on one side. We asked the nursery where we purchased the tree if this would be a problem. We ...

Q: I have a maple tree at my summer home that has a large area of bark missing and the underlying wood is soft. The tree is alive, but I am concerned about the "open wound." This started about two ...

Q. Two years ago we planted two types of red maple, and they had done well. Now, on one tree, the bark is falling off the trunk but the other tree doesn't have this irregularity.

DEAR JOAN: We have a lovely Japanese maple tree in our front yard.I noticed the other day a squirrel was tearing away the outer bark on the tree. When I went outside to further inspect, there are ...

Squirrels chewing bark on oak, maple trees. Published: Jul. 23, 2009, 3:41 a.m. By . ... Squirrels can cause damage, from nipping off the tips of limbs to stripping the bark off trees.

It’s spring, now, so I’m guessing the squirrels are using the little maple bark pieces to help them with their nest building. Maybe as insulation. Or maybe they’re putting in hardwood floors.

Our winter landscapes need not be dull in winter, as in our Zone 7 we can grow many kinds of plants with winter interest, the broadleaf and coniferous evergreens, ornamental ...