As we move inside for the winter to cozy up to the fireplace, we need to remember our smooth-barked and young trees. Using a tree wrap on the trunk of your tree from late fall when tree growth slows ...

Which tree wrap is best? Young trees and thin-barked trees such as soft maple and crabapple are susceptible to temperature changes in winter and need tree wrap to help them out. By wrapping your trees ...

Preparing trees for winter is an important step to maintain their health. Besides deeply watering until the ground freezes, you might want to consider wrapping them. In the northern states, it can ...

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A common piece of advice you will hear is to prune trees during the winter while they are dormant. I often give that advise myself and, for most kinds of trees, that is a good rule to follow. However, ...

Even though urban trees across Oklahoma are now going dormant, they still need care before and during the winter to remain in the best of health. “As difficult as this past summer was for our urban ...

Q: This is the saddest Ficus I’ve ever seen. I bought it in August and thought I followed instructions but now most of the leaves have fallen off. What should I do now? The bare branches seem kind of ...