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Trees not only improve the beauty of our landscapes, but they provide a critical function for our health, too. These leafy lovlies remove carbon dioxide from the air, and give us life-critical oxygen ...

If you’ve been pining to plant a tree, now is a great time. The season’s cooling temperatures and still-warm soil mean less stress on newly planted trees, which allows them to direct more energy into ...

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 ...

Make sure you have community support. Plan for decades of growth. By Malia Wollan “You can’t just go and cut concrete and put a tree in the ground,” says Rose Tileston, who is 32 and works on urban ...

Q: Two years ago, we moved into a newly constructed home. The builder planted 33 Nellie Stevens hollies to create a green privacy fence in the backyard. Last summer, I noticed they were looking ...

Fall is an excellent time to plant a tree. The soils are still warm, allowing the root system to begin to spread out. It also ...

If you’ve been pining to plant a tree, now is a great time. The season’s cooling temperatures and still-warm soil mean less stress on newly planted trees, which allows them to direct more energy into ...

A spruce tree felled by a recent storm reveals a root ball constrained by burlap not removed at the time it was planted. A spruce tree felled by a recent storm reveals a root ball constrained by ...