It’s the main tool in your arsenal in The Roottrees are Dead, a game about filling in a massive, tangled family tree. In the ...

The Roottrees are Dead is an adventure game, by Jeremy Johnston and Robin Ward for PC and Mac. The Roottrees are Dead has a Stylized art style, presented in Full 3D and is played in a Third-Person ...

Repeat this process several times over the course of a few months, and eventually the rock salt will kill the tree roots.

A similar sign of winter injury is dieback in the tree's canopy. "Dead or bare branches at the top mean the roots aren't pulling in enough water and nutrients," the expert said of this damage.

"Older trees, if they have been impacted by severe weather or excessive rain, if they get damaged or injured, it takes them longer to recover," said Suzano. "If you go through an extreme weather event ...

One person recommended pruning the unhealthy branches: "That tree is almost dead. … If it's the main ... "It is dying of root rot … if [the] avocado tree sits in soil that is too wet ...