A: With vertical cracks in the bark along the trunk like that, I suspect those are frost cracks. These commonly happen in maples, which are thin-barked trees. Missouri Botanical Garden explains how ...

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Experts offer advice on caring for maple trees, getting roses to bloom and more. Henry R. asks: My Owari Satsuma failed to produce the abundant amount of fruit this year. I was told that many fruit ...