Before you head out to the nursery to purchase a tree for your landscape, there are some important things to consider.

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...

Before planting your tree, soak the root ball and remove excess soil and artificially high roots. Howard Garrett / Special Contributor Continuing our discussion of tree planting, it’s time to put the ...

Staking prevents the root ball from shifting and incurring damage while the tree acclimates to its surroundings. To reap the ...