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
You Won't Believe What Your Tree Is Doing For You!
July 15, 2021
Trees provide us with environmental and energy-saving benefits that we may have yet to even realize. Check out some of these amazing tree benefits.
Tree Identification
Do I Have a Blue Spruce Tree?
August 6, 2020
Learn how to care for Blue Spruce Trees like a professional. The key to a thriving blue spruce tree is good soil drainage. These trees can be planted in zones 2-7 and do well in cold climates. They need at least 6 hours of sun but can’t handle excessively hot or humid weather conditions.
Plant Health Care
Can a Tree Freeze to Death in Winter?
February 7, 2022
Can a tree freeze to death? It's rare, but trees do freeze at certain temperatures (generally 20-20 degrees). Learn what happens to trees in the winter and how trees (including pine) survive winter.
Property Maintenance & Landscaping
How To Dig Around & Trench Through Tree Roots
March 28, 2022
“How can I dig a 3-foot deep trench line near my 100-year-old oak without damaging it?” Learn how the best way to dig through (or cut through) tree roots.
Tree Identification
Tree Identification: Do I Have a Japanese Maple?
October 27, 2022
Gain insight into the general characteristics to help identify a Japanese maple.
Insect & Disease Issues
What's Killing My Hackberry Tree?
February 9, 2023
What are these “snowflake” like things falling from my hackberry tree? They are actually a large infestation of Asian woolly hackberry aphids. Let’s learn more about this pest and how to get rid of hackberry aphids so you can better protect your hackberry trees.
Soil Care & Mulching
The Best Way to Cover Your Exposed Tree Roots
November 3, 2021
What's the best way cover tree roots above ground? Add mulch? Or perhaps topsoil or grass seed? How about gravel or concrete? Click to find your best option.
Tree Planting & Transplanting
When Is It Too Late to Plant a Tree in Fall?
October 25, 2021
How late is too late to plant a tree in fall? October? November? Learn how to test if it is too late to plant a new tree and what happens if you do plant too late.
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