This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Tough and rugged as a movie outlaw, the Aleppo pine‘s asymmetrical shape ...

Q: All the large pines on my property have branches that are turning brown in some form or another. A: I have not mentioned this problem in my column or on my blog per se, so I’m glad you asked. I do ...

BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) -- Residents of a Burbank neighborhood have launched a grassroots effort to save about 77 giant trees after the city announced plans to remove the beloved pines. The dozens of ...

Trees are crucial organisms in many terrestrial ecosystems. Tree responses to climate variations could influence the global carbon and water cycles considerably and affect the ecosystem services that ...

The Aleppo pine tree in Randy Smith’s north-side backyard was 82 feet tall and maybe 60 years old. One of many such trees in his neighborhood, its canopy spread across the yard and offered shade and ...

QFor about eight years we enjoyed a lovely Aleppo pine on my hillside yard. This tree was purchased in a large box and was quite mature when we brought it in and it flourished for many years. We have ...

Q: We have three huge pine trees that are dead in the Green Valley area and we are concerned that the cause may spread to our other pine trees, of which we have many. They are very large trees. The ...

After hearing about the city's plans to chop down over a hundred trees, Burbank residents are trying to save the beloved Aleppo pines that line their neighborhood. "I picked this street specifically ...

Q: What is your opinion of pines as landscape trees in our desert climate? We have quite a few planted in our complex and our HOA is discussing whether we should get rid of them or not because of ...