tree – Cottage Life

A group of balsam firs in winter

7 evergreen trees to appreciate this winter

Outdoors

Love trees? Good, because Operation ReLeaf wants to help yours!

Outdoors

A broken tree trunk

Cottage Q&A: Am I responsible if my fallen tree causes damage?

General

Close up of a tree trunk

Cottage Q&A: Can I tell the age of a tree without counting its rings?

Outdoors

A tree growing in a parking lot beside a building

Cottage Q&A: Will this tree survive?

Outdoors

Closeup of a branch and trunk of a cedar tree

Cottage Q&A: Can I save my dying tree?

Outdoors

Yew tree branches with red berries

Cottage Q&A: Yew tree disease

General

Male deer standing in front of snow-covered trees

Cottage Q&A: Deer browsing in winter?

Outdoors

Wild Profile: Meet the red oak tree

Outdoors

Seasonal pruning trees with pruning shears. Gardener pruning fruit trees with pruning shears. Taking care of garden. Cutting tree branch.

How to assess tree health and decide if one needs to come down

Outdoors

Close up of Eastern Hemlock tree branch without visible invasive insects

Using slingshots to battle invasives?

Outdoors

heritage tree

How to identify a heritage tree and protect it

Outdoors

little-girl-running-through-christmas-tree-farm

The debate between artificial and farmed trees for the holidays

General

A lumberjack cutting a tree

How to safely remove branches from a fallen tree

Outdoors

A-stand-of-golden-yellow-tamaracks-in-Yoho-National-Park-BC

Wild Profile: meet the tamarack

Outdoors

Fallen tree that has landed in a lake bordered by other trees.

How do you deal with a tree that’s fallen into your lake?

Real Estate

Man cutting down tree

Q&A: Should a tree that is about to fall be removed if it is close to the cottage?

Outdoors

Elderly woman trimming neighbours tree over her property

Can branches from a neighbouring lot be trimmed if they extend onto your property?