This week, I will discuss the benefits of snow cover, which provides stable conditions for dormant plants. I’ll also consider how proactive tree and shrub care can greatly help mitigate risk from ...

Yamagata, Japan, Feb. 5, 2012: The “snow monsters,” or “juhyo” in Japanese, at the top of Mount Zao in Yamagata, Japan, are actually windswept, snow-covered trees. The formation of the thick frost and ...

Let ice on trees and shrubs melt on its own instead of removing it. Support branches that are bending under snow, or gently shake off the snow. To avoid piling up snow on plants when clearing snow, ...