Whether you're picking out a tree for your landscape or making a list for this season's to-dos, we have your tree care questions answered.
Tree Planting & Transplanting
Right Tree, Right Place: Tree Roots
August 4, 2022
Here are trees with invasive roots and what you can do to best manage them if you have them in your yard.
Tree Safety, Storm Prep & Recovery
How to Spot—And Protect—Trees from Lightning
July 19, 2021
What exactly happens when lightning strikes a tree? Learn that and how to tell if a tree was hit by lightning. Plus, you can protect your trees from lightning damage.
Property Maintenance & Landscaping
Tree Care Checklist: How To Keep Trees Healthy This Summer
May 19, 2022
Proper summer tree care can ensure your trees stand strong through heat, drought, storms, and stress. From summer tree pruning to dealing with summer leaf yellowing to tree fertilization to watering, we give you tips on how to care for trees in the summer.
Tree Identification
Tree Identification Guide: How to Identify a Japanese Lilac Tree
August 26, 2021
Most Japanese lilac tree varieties are fairly easy to maintain with timely watering, good drainage, and proper pruning time. Follow this guide to learn how to properly care for and identify Japanese lilacs.
Insect & Disease Issues
Blue Spruce Tree Needles Turning Yellow, Brown, Then Dropping? Check For…
August 1, 2022
Yellow or brown needles falling off your spruce tree or Colorado blue spruce? Look for Rhizosphaera needle cast symptoms and manage this blue spruce needle cast.
Tree Planting & Transplanting
How to Plant a Live Christmas Tree with Root Ball in the Garden
January 9, 2018
Here is your Christmas tree planting guide with directions how to plant a Christmas tree without roots and how to plant a Christmas tree in the garden.
Tree Selection Guide
Fast Growing Tree for Privacy: Leyland Cypress
August 27, 2020
A leyland cypress should be planted in hardiness zones 6-10, and the tree needs at least 6 full hours of sunlight every day. It can grow to a height of 50 to 70 feet and should be planted in fall or spring. The most important thing is to avoid planting this evergreen in the heat of summer.
Lawn Care & Maintenance
Have Japanese Beetles? Check & Control Lawn Grubs Now!
July 27, 2022
See Japanese beetles? Learn when to control and treat for grubs. In the Japanese beetle life cycle, they lay grubs. Look for symptoms of grubs now to prevent damage.
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