LAFAYETTE, La. — So, Pollard’s Riversbend Farms have been setting up Christmas tree lots in Acadiana since 1981. How did it begin? And why did ‘Dad’ come in the first place? “He actually started off ...

Turkey and football are part of the annual Thanksgiving tradition for families across Acadiana. For many, bringing home a Christmas tree is part of the day's festivities. For nearly four decades, a ...

I saw a group of trees that have been topped at the Garden, but I thought that topping trees was bad for them. — Angela Groskopf, Park Ridge You may be referring to the group of sycamore trees planted ...

Pollarding is a type of severe pruning that results in a dense growth of branches at the pruning site instead of its naturally shaped crown. Last fall, I decided to pollard a catalpa tree to re-create ...

You either like the look of a tree that has been pollarded, or you do not. It's not a natural look. This time of year, a pollarded tree presents a trunk capped by a clubbed head, or a trunk with short ...

February is the month to prune evergreen and deciduous trees. General rules to follow are to prune dead and diseased wood first followed by removal of other wood to shape or thin as necessary. Always ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Lloyd and Meghan Pollard became accidental Christmas tree farmers when they moved with their 4 kids to a ranch off Northwest Skyline in Portland in 2013. “When we moved into ...

You either like the look of a tree that has been pollarded, or you do not. It's not a natural look. This time of year, a pollarded tree presents a trunk capped by a clubbed head, or a trunk with short ...

SHOCK' and 'disappointment' have been felt by some in Cockermouth following the pollarding of trees on the town's Main Street ...