Please plan carefully before heading out to prune this month. True, February is a great time to prune many deciduous trees and shrubs, but it is also a bad time to trim spring-flowering trees and ...

Q : After I gave blood, the Arkansas Blood Bank gave me a redbud stick. We planted it in April 2022. I am happy with its progress, but was wondering if some strategic pruning might make a more ...

I was standing, armed and ready, with my hedge clippers in hand, eyeing the weeping redbud tree in my front yard. My mind wandered from the trimming task before me to remember the hike I recently took ...

The Redbud tree is prized for much more than its small size might indicate. Adaptable and dependable, it provides year-round interest -- but is especially attractive in springtime. "Few trees herald ...

My Emerald Green arborvitae was looking good earlier in the year but now is turning brown and shedding. What is causing this and is there anything I can do to save this? Missouri is a struggle for ...

Many homeowners bring out their loppers and pruning saws in spring for one reason or another. Maybe they’re opening up the ...

Homeowners seeking vibrant, compact trees are embracing the Merlot redbud. This striking cultivar boasts stunning rosy-purple ...

Redbuds are an “understory tree,” which means they prefer to grow in the shade of another tree because they cannot tolerate our hot summer sun. If the tree is getting more sun now than in the past ...

What’s that pink glow? It’s redbud time! Few spring-flowering trees are more popular in the Chicago area than the redbud. Right-sized for small yards, it can be seen along many city blocks and ...