Squirrels, insects and lightning strikes may be the reason for dead tree branches. Pruning the dead branch will solve the problem in most cases. This has been a long, hot, wet summer and soon fall ...

Interestingly enough, I noticed the same thing under an oak tree in my backyard this morning while I was out with our dogs. There were a lot of 12- to 18-inch branch tips from the ends of branches ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Susan Vineyard / Getty Images Cleaning up twigs, sticks, and branches knocked free from trees and shrubs by heavy snows and ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Cleaning up twigs, sticks, and branches knocked free from trees and shrubs by heavy snows and intense summer storms can be a hassle, but there are plenty of ways to put fallen sticks to good use and ...