Carefully planting groundcover or shade-loving plants under the tree may work as long as you don’t add a thick layer of topsoil, avoid planting close to the tree trunk, and do your best to avoid ...

Her book, "One Cacao Tree: how to make chocolate from fresh cacao pods," walks readers through the process of making tree-to-bar chocolate… but you'll need to live in a tropical climate to grow cacao.

He added that a tree’s lateral roots, those growing horizontally from the upper part of the taproot, are often the most vigorous and form the main framework and support to anchor a tree. “Examples of ...