Getting your trees and shrubs ready for winter involves a combination of good pruning, mulching, and protection from the elements. Each step plays a vital role in helping your plants withstand the ...

Different types of olive trees may require slight tweaks to the process based on their hardiness factor but the winter shielding tips tend to be a one-size-fits-all. How to Protect Potted Olive Trees ...

Fruit trees are especially susceptible to this “winter sunscald” trunk injury. Winter wind is also potentially damaging, and plants don’t like howling winds any better than humans do.

Trees with shallow root systems. In warmer climates where the soil may not stay frozen all winter, shallow-rooted trees such as dogwood, redbud, and Japanese maple are vulnerable to damage from ...

Even though trees can look dead in the winter, they’re probably just dormant. The dormancy period begins in the fall when leaves changes colors and fall off the trees and lasts through all of ...

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 ...