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Explore expert tips and practical advice on tree planting, watering, pruning, and ongoing care to help your trees thrive for years to come.

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How to Plant Trees in the Fall: 7 Tips for Success

Plant with confidence this fall and give your new tree a strong foundation for years to come.

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Tree Planting and Care

When (and When Not) to Prune Your Trees

The right cut at the right time helps trees thrive. Learn when pruning helps, and when it can harm.

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Tree Planting and Care

Scorch and Stress: Reading Your Tree’s Summer Signals

Leaf scorch, early leaf drop, and dry soil can signal heat or water stress in trees.

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How to Ready Your Trees Before Storm Season

A little prevention now can help protect your trees, and your property, when storms arrive.

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Trees for Pollinators: How Flowering Trees Support Bees, Butterflies, and Birds

Planting flowering trees and shrubs helps provide food, shelter, and habitat for pollinators.

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Tree Planting and Care

Do Trees Need Fertilizer? What to Know Before You Apply

Most trees don’t need fertilizer. Learn when it helps, when it harms, and what to do instead.

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Tree Planting and Care

Your Top Tree Planting Questions, Answered

Plant with confidence using science-backed answers to the tree planting questions people ask most.  ...

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Tree Planting and Care

7 Smart Tips for Choosing the Right Tree

Choose the right tree with confidence using these seven simple, expert-backed tips. 

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Ask An Arborist

Tackling Must-Do Springtime Tree Care

Expert advice from the Foundation’s resident arborist.

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Tree Planting and Care

10 Fastest-Growing Shrubs For 2022

If you're eager to redesign your space check out these 10 fastest-growing shrubs that will transform your landscape wit...

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Planting the Right Tree in the Right Place

Choose the right tree for the right place to grow beauty that lasts.

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Landscape Design

Backyard Orchard: Tips for Starting an Apple Orchard

Discover how to start a successful backyard apple orchard with expert tips on tree selection, planting, and care.