Q: I purchased a Schefflera arboricola dwarf tree two weeks ago from a nursery. The soil was wet at purchase, two weeks have passed, and the soil is still moist! I don’t want to overwater, so I’ve ...

Q: I have had an umbrella tree for years, but right now it is scraping the ceiling. Can I cut it back? A: Yes, umbrella tree (Schefflera actinophylla) can be cut back to control its height and thicken ...

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Locals planting trees at Kipkenyo water treatment plant in Eldoret Uasin Gishu County on May 10, 2023. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard] When Dr Jephthah Odera, the founding director of the Kenya Forest ...

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Officer Poppins to the rescue! Two patrol cops who responded to a 911 call in Gramercy Park on Wednesday needed backup from the elite Emergency Service Unit — to rescue an umbrella from a tree. “It ...