The trees on your property can require a lot of maintenance. However, many homeowners are not very informed when it comes to some of the routine work that a tree may require. In particular, tree trimming is a task that may eventually need to be done to your tree, but if you have never had this type of work done before, you might benefit from learning the answers to some commonly asked tree-trimming questions.
Read More
Apple trees can bring beauty to your community garden while providing a source of fresh, delicious fruit. Like many types of fruit trees, apple trees need special care. Here are a few considerations to keep in mind as you nurture your community garden's apple trees.
Pruning
While trees that don't bear fruit can be pruned to keep them looking great and to keep them healthy, pruning serves an additional purpose for apple trees.
Read More
Nothing is quite as delicious on a hot, summer day as a fat, juicy peach fresh off the tree. In order for your peach trees to produce the biggest and tastiest peaches, you will need to follow a care plan for them. Check out these tips for ensuring that your peach trees produce every year without fail.
Mulching Peach Trees Is Important
Making sure your peach trees have the moisture they need for producing fruit is vital.
Read More
Flowers can enhance a yard and make it beautiful. If you only have one place to grow flowers but there is a tree providing too much shade in this area, you may be considering cutting down the tree. Fortunately, you can preserve the tree and have beautiful flowers by following the tips below.
Lacing the Tree
One option you have to reduce shade is to lace the tree. This process is thinning out the tree by removing limbs and branches so more air and light can shine through the crown or canopy.
Read More
Trees, like any other living thing, can get sick and die. However, it may not always be obvious that they are dead and rotting. Even if you think that the tree is dead, the questions are whether the tree should be removed and if so, when it should be removed.
Wildlife
One of the things that you should consider when deciding whether or not to remove a tree is that it can be part of a natural recycling process.
Read More