A good rule of thumb is to get potted fruit trees in the ground at least 4 to 6 weeks before your fall frost date. In a mild ...

Avoid these common pitfalls when mulching your trees. Whether you have young or mature fruit trees, mulching around the base has many benefits. It helps with moisture retention, provides nitrogen for ...

Removing this layer restricts the tree from moving water up from the roots or nutrients back down, a process known as ...

Homeowners who are looking for ways to promote healthy, growing trees in their yard are well-advised to remember this axiom: A ring is a tree’s best friend. Kansas State University horticulture expert ...

Purdue Landscape Report: It’s that wonderful time of year again where temps are rising, life is coming back into the landscape, and people are thinking about how to improve the urban canopy around ...

Arbor Day is the last Friday in April in Indiana, a date strategically chosen to be right in the middle of one the best time periods all year to plant a tree in Indiana. Fall is also a good time. As ...

As evenings cool and leaves begin to fall, a quiet shift is taking root beneath Britain’s fruit trees. Across allotments and back gardens, growers are ...

Autumn looks sleepy, yet growers quietly get ahead. A short, well-timed task now can change your harvests next year. Across Britain and beyond, market ...

Don’t beat the lower trunk area of a tree with the lawn mower or string trimmer. Nothing will kill a tree quicker than severing the cambium or growth layer. The cambium layer is the vascular system of ...