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What Fruit Trees NOT To Fertilize

What Fruit Trees NOT To Fertilize

While fertilizing your fruit trees can encourage healthy growth and increase fruit production, it’s important to know that not all fruit trees require regular fertilization. In fact, over-fertilizing certain varieties...
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Tree CPR: Critical Steps for Rescuing a Struggling Tree

Tree CPR: Critical Steps for Rescuing a Struggling Tree

Yes, there is a sort of "CPR" technique for saving trees, which involves a few critical steps aimed at rescuing trees that may be struggling due to damage, poor health,...
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Can I Plant Trees in Winter?

Can I Plant Trees in Winter?

Fall and winter months are some of the best times of the year to plant a tree. However, the answer is not a clear yes or no. It will depend on a variety of factors including your local climate, what type of tree/shrub you are planting, and how much time before severe weather is forecasted.
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Pruning Crape Myrtles— Don't Cut Back!

Pruning Crape Myrtles— Don't Cut Back!

Here in the Southern States, late January and early February is the time of year where you may notice your neighbors starting to prune crape myrtles and were wondering if you should prune back yours. We're almost certain you've seen others cutting back the crape myrtles back to ugly stumps, also known to some as "crape murder".
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What to Expect from Our Trees: Winter Edition

What to Expect from Our Trees: Winter Edition

If you buy a tree online between the months of December and March, the tree you receive may not be as pretty as you might have expected. Have no fear! Your tree may look like it isn’t healthy, but don’t worry, it’s just dormant for the winter.
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How To Winterize Trees & Shrubs

How To Winterize Trees & Shrubs

Most trees sleep each winter (called their dormancy period). The amount and quality of their rest also determines how healthy and productive they are! Let’s talk about preparing for winter, the challenges you may face, and making this dormancy period the best it can be for your plants and trees.
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What To Do if You Can’t Plant When Your Order Arrives

What To Do if You Can’t Plant When Your Order Arrives

Ordering plants is convenient, but it’s best to plant them as soon as they arrive. Explore a few helpful tips if you can’t put them in the ground immediately.
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What to Expect from Our Trees: Autumn Edition

What to Expect from Our Trees: Autumn Edition

When Autumn arrives and the days are shorter, deciduous trees, plants, and shrubs decrease chlorophyll pigment production. This will result in the leaves changing colors. The leaves are also no longer producing food to grow and are showing signs of shutting down, which leads to discoloration, leaf curling, and leaf spot. 
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Fall Chores for a Better Spring

Fall Chores for a Better Spring

Fall gardening is an important time of the year. It's a time to look at the successes and trials of gardening that you've faced thus far. So, as you're reflecting on your last year of efforts, remember that "fall cleaning" is a very important part of your spring garden.
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Best Practices for Managing and Trimming Your Trees

Best Practices for Managing and Trimming Your Trees

Gardening can be a challenging hobby to learn, but it can also be rewarding. Dig into the best practices for managing and trimming your trees.
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Can Planting Trees Increase Property Value?

Can Planting Trees Increase Property Value?

Can planting trees increase property value? Yes, it can! Learn what trees are the best for increasing your home’s worth and which trees aren’t.
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Planting Fruit Trees in Winter

Planting Fruit Trees in Winter

It's cold. The days are overcast. Night falls earlier. Sometimes the winter seems like a bleak time. There are, of course, things that make the winter worthwhile: hot chocolate, warm fires, and planting fruit trees. While fruit trees do not look particularly attractive in the winter time, this is actually the best time to plant them as long as the ground is not frozen.
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