Leaves You Don’t Need to Rake Up
Not all deciduous trees have leaves that you have to rake off the lawn in the fall! Some trees haveContinue Reading
Category: Trees
Growing Trees From Nuts and Acorns
Start a tree from nuts* or acorns? The idea may seem far-fetched to beginning gardeners. After all, won’t these nutsContinue Reading
How to Plant a Tree without Digging
It’s not easy to plant a tree, a shrub or evergreen in ground where it’s difficult to dig, as inContinue Reading
A Maple With Leaves White as Snow
Question: I have a large red maple that, over the last few years, has started developing some sort ofContinue Reading
Plant Trees without Amending the Soil
Forget the old technique for planting shrubs and trees, the one I learned when I was a kid. We were toldContinue Reading
Replacement Trees for Ashes
Ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) seem to be under threat nearly everywhere. In North America, the culprit is an insect, theContinue Reading
Don’t Prune Near A Power Line
Never prune or cut dow a tree within 10 feet (3 m) of a high or medium voltage power line. There is tooContinue Reading
Average Lifespans for Garden Trees
The typical homeowner doesn’t really have to think much about how long the tree they plant will live. The averageContinue Reading
Don’t Carve Initials on Tree Bark
It just seems so romantic, doesn’t it? You’re in love, so you take your penknife and carve your initials andContinue Reading
Garden Myth: A Tree Wound Requires a Coat of Paint
Is it true that it’s important to apply pruning paint, paste or some other sealant (I’ll call all of themContinue Reading