It’s a tree house sitting on a 4,000-pound hollow tree trunk from the banks of the Missouri River. The couple found a crooked-style tree house, kind of like the Keebler elves’ house, online.

At first, it looked like collar rot, a disease, that was developing but I don’t think so. Just to be on the safe side, pull any gravel or wood surface mulch away from the trunk a distance of 12 ...

Another option if you do not want bright white tree trunks in your landscape is a white trunk wrap that is loose enough that it allows air flow and does not dig into the bark. A clear or dark ...