Bare-root trees need to be planted quickly to keep their exposed roots from drying out. Here's the best time to plant so ...

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 ...

Whether you want to plant trees for environmental reasons or just to spruce up your yard, a good way to start is by researching the specific needs of the trees in mind. Some need more water, some less ...

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Trees provide many benefits to the environment and our health and well-being. These long-lived members of our landscapes and communities provide shade, help reduce energy costs, clean the air we ...

There are many reasons to plant trees. They bring beauty to the yard, help clean the air, provide a home for birds and other creatures and conserve energy by shading your house in summer and ...

Now is the perfect time to plan what fruit trees and berries you'll add to your garden next year and prepare a planting site. The payoff for thinking ahead is the instant gratification of coming home ...

This story originally published April 3, 2023. Spring is here and Hoosiers are preparing to plant all sorts of things: flowers, shrubs and trees. Of those DIY yard projects, trees are the most ...

A bare‑root tree is sold without soil around its roots. It’s dormant, lightweight and easier to handle, which helps roots establish faster once the tree is in the ground. Planting in the cooler months ...

Fruit trees. Consider planting a guava tree. Make sure it’s a tropical guava (Psidium guajava) and not a pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) or a strawberry guava (Psidium callleianum). The latter two ...

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 ...