FORKS, Wash. — In Kalaloch, on the Washington coast, people from all over the world come to stand in wonder and take pictures ...

Truth is, we don’t know how the Tree of Life will fall, and we don’t know when. It could happen in five years, in 40 years, ...

When trees blew over in high winds, the primary reason was from root damage, root decay or saturated soils. If you picture the tree as a wine glass, the root flare is the base of the wine glass.

A properly planted tree sits with its root flair visible when you’re done planting. You can’t determine how deep to dig your hole until you find the root flair.

The primary functions of roots are to anchor the tree to the ground, store carbohydrates, absorb water and nutrients, and conduct those nutrients to the vascular system of the tre ...