Those metal bands, also known as baffles, strapped around trees are not holding the tree together, but they do have a purpose ...

Trees require minimal care, especially if they are free-standing and get enough sunshine. However, there stands only one foe to these life-giving trees– pests. Squirrels, rats, raccoons, and many ...

If you’ve driven or walked down a street and spotted tree trunks wrapped with sheet metal, you may have been stumped. These reflective, metal cuffs can be seen everywhere from Charlotte to Los Angeles ...

If you have ever seen aluminum bands, hardware cloth or some other type of metal wrapping the trunk of a tree, you might have wondered about its purpose. It’s not to help the trunk grow straight, nor ...