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Correct Spacing for Landscape Trees and Shrubs

Planting trees and shrubs too close to each other and to structures is a common landscaping mistake. Here are suitable planting distances for 25 familiar species. more...

Mulching Garden Landscape Shrubs and Trees

Mulching practices that improve and support shrub and tree health are essential for DIY landscape gardeners who want to create good-looking but money-wise projects. more...

Planting Trees and Shrubs – Installation

Trees and shrubs need acceptable backfill, mulch, staking and pruning for good growth. New planting guides stress backfill and mulch depths to ensure good establishment. more...

Planting Trees and Shrubs - Preparation

Trees and shrubs reach consumers in ways that may result in root defects. Inspect roots and correct problems to ensure proper establishment, stress new planting guides. more...

White House Christmas Tree - 2007

White House Christmas trees and themes, role of the National Christmas Tree Association in providing the official tree and simulated holiday White House tours. more...

How to Have a Safe Christmas Tree

Fresh-cut and suitably watered Christmas trees are safe trees. Here are suggestions for
Christmas tree care, display, longevity and advisability of tree preservatives.
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Crabapple Tree Diseases

Crabapple diseases ruin landscape designs. Bacteria and fungi cause the majority of crabapple diseases. Awareness and proper environments lead to healthy crabapples. more...

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Fig Tree Problems

By: Linda Gentile

Fig trees suffer from a variety of pests and problems. Part of fig tree care is knowing what these are and learning how to prevent or cure them. more...

Reclaiming an Old Apple Tree

By: Polly White

An unsightly, overgrown apple tree, consumed with wildlife, can become a tidy, productive asset, with a little care and attention. more...

"Has Emerald Ash Borer Infested My Ash Trees?"

By: Angela Zito

The first step in getting ahead of EAB is proper ash tree identification. Homeowners can most easily identify an ash tree by its opposite branching compound leaves. more...

Remove Suckers to Improve Appearance of Trees

By: John Hogan

Late summer is a good time to remove suckers sprouting at the base of landscape trees as well as unwanted growth spurred by pruning cuts. more...

Manage Conifers with Mid-Summer Pruning

By: John Hogan

Homeowners longing to have prized conifers resemble the finely-coiffed varieties grown at commercial tree farms can achieve the same look with timely mid-summer pruning. more...

Feeding Scale Insects Create Dirty, Sooty Mess

By: John Hogan

Scale insects are starting to get established on many types of trees, covering branches, leaves and anything beneath it with a stick, sooty mess populated by bees. more...

Protecting Mature Trees on Building Sites

By: Richard Freeland

Mature trees provide many benefits. Their shade helps lower energy costs, and their aspect heightens land values. But builders need to plan ahead to protect these assets. more...

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