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 ...

October is a fine time to plant a tree or shrub. “The air has cooled off, but the soil is still pretty warm,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. That means ...

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If you're planning to plant some trees in your yard, now is a good time to do it. Here are some tips from LSU AgCenter Horticulturist Dan Gill: October to March is the prime season for planting hardy ...

Q: In advising readers how to plant balled and burlapped trees and shrubs, you told them to remove the wire basket that holds the root ball together. As a retail grower, I think this is bad advice.