Pruning at the right time of year protects the tree from pests and diseases, whereas trimming at the wrong time is a tree pruning mistake that puts the tree at risk of issues. Certain periods of the ...

Some trees “bleed” a lot of sap if pruned in spring. This is because they are converting large amounts of starch into sugars at the same time they are pulling moisture from the soil, creating ...

There is something about spring that sends people to the garden center, full of hope, to buy shrubs and trees. I’m here to convince you that fall is a better time to plant most trees and shrubs.

Before plants leaf out for the spring, it’s a good idea to take some time for maintenance tasks in the garden. Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing ...

Spring-blooming trees and shrubs produce their flower buds on “old wood,” i.e. branches that grew new flower buds late last season. The buds overwinter, then open in spring.

Ornamental trees that bloom in spring, such as dogwoods, redbuds, ornamental fruit trees and magnolias, should be pruned just after blooming so you don’t sacrifice their flowers. It’s trickier ...

Signs of spring came early. Here's why : Short Wave Welcome!! ... and how those cycles have changed over time. "Plants are flowering earlier, trees are leafing out earlier," he says.

Spring is a time of magic in the woodlands. It’s a time when the bare trees are just beginning to sprout delicate green leaves on their branches.

Spring is the time when trees start absorbing nutrients for the upcoming season. "A lot of trees, we do treatments in the springtime before they actually start growing so they can absorb those ...

Late spring snowstorms are weighing heavily on Colorado trees that have already begun blooming after an unseasonably warm start to the season. Late spring ... Watch KOAA News5 on your time, ...