Due to reasons such as pruning, location of growth and species characteristics, trees can grow in ways that don’t endorse long-term health and safety. To counter trees growing in unsafe ways, cabling, ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - With several days of rain forecast to hit the Bay Area, public works teams and tree service companies are bracing for the likelihood of more downed trees across the region.

We asked tree grower Clarke J. Gernon Sr., a spokesman for the National Christmas Tree Association, for advice on how to prepare your tree for its stand. Here’s what he suggested. • If it’s been a ...