In 2014, I wrote an article on the demise of the American chestnut tree due to the invasive chestnut blight. I’ve been reading the ...

Your potted tree is commonly known as the Guiana Chestnut (Pachira aquatica). You can prune it to manage its size, but do so gradually. Cutting off the entire crown of the tree may be too drastic and ...

You can grow chestnuts in Southern California. You will need to incorporate lots of compost and gypsum in the soil prior to planting since chestnut trees (Castanea spp.) appreciate a somewhat acidic ...

Ukiah residents have organized a petition against an improvement project that could remove Chinese pistache trees in the city that turn vibrant shades of red and orange during the autumn season. The ...

Abstract: Dormant tree pruning is laborintensive but essential to maintaining modern highly-productive fruit orchards. In this work we present a closed-loop visuomotor controller for robotic pruning.