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Tree care

Healthy trees start here.

Identify a tree from its leaves or bark, plant and stake it properly, prune without harm and spot disease early. Practical guides that keep the trees you have in good shape.

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Each guide covers one tree or one question in depth. New guides are published every week, starting with the most asked.

Planting & buying trees

11 topics

Choosing a healthy tree, sizes explained, planting and staking.

  • Tree ties and straps
  • Plant a tree in memory
  • Tree sizes: caliper and gallon explained
  • Tree fence
  • Tree spading
  • Monrovia tree
+ 5 more in this section

Tree identification

13 topics

Name a tree from its leaves, bark, thorns or seeds.

  • Trees with yellow leaves
  • Trees with thorns
  • Sweetgum tree balls
  • Oak tree identification
  • Elm tree identification
  • Trees without leaves
+ 7 more in this section

Pruning & trimming

2 topics

When and how to cut, and what never to do.

  • Tree limbs and broken branches
  • Tree topping vs crown reduction

Tree health: diseases, pests & roots

6 topics

Spot trouble early and know when a tree can recover.

  • Maple tree diseases
  • Tree injection
  • Tree growth regulator
  • Tree roots above ground near house
  • Tree lightning protection
  • Tree rot

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