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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Make sure you plant trees on sites where they can thrive. Credit: gettyimages.com Trees are ...

What’s the most important step in planting a tree or shrub? Thinking it through first. “How a tree is planted makes a huge difference in how healthy it will be and how long it is likely to live,” said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What ...

Trees and shrubs add beauty and value to a home’s landscape but if they are improperly planted they can bring headache and worry. Properly planted trees and shrubs will establish quicker, be more ...

To remove the wire basket from your tree before planting or not to remove the wire basket? That is the question many gardeners ask themselves when planting B&B (balled and burlapped) trees. Does ...

Balled-and-burlapped trees are grown in-ground at the nursery. When it is time to sell the tree, a large machine called a tree spade digs up an intact root ball. However, many of the smaller roots are ...

April is Arbor Month, and April 28, 2023, is Arbor Day. This is a day inspired by the multitude of benefits trees provide, the desire to have more trees in our communities and a call to action to ...

In anticipation of Arbor Day and those who wish to add a tree or trees to their home landscapes, I follow last week’s article about selecting a tree with our subject today – planting a tree correctly.

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...