Q: My wife and I just moved into a house with a maple tree in the backyard. I noticed there is a sizable hole forming in the trunk. Inside the hole are wood chips, which I'm guessing are the result of ...

Q. This spring, I have noticed the top branches of my silver maple trees look dead and have begun to fall down to the ground. What could be the problem? — W.L. of Freeburg A. Silver maples (Acer ...

A girdling root is one that circles the base of a tree at or just below the surface. Girdling roots can also girdle other roots but without harm. The most commonly affected species are maples, lindens ...