Category: Tree Planting
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Girdling Roots
Girdling roots are a serious and common problem. Because roots are underground, often we can’t see girdling roots directly unless a little exploratory work is done. This is most common on container grown trees and buried root flares
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How to Water a Newly Planted Tree
You absolutely must get watering right if you want your tree planting project to be a success. Read here to learn how to do it right.
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Planting New Trees In Oak Wilt Sensitive Areas
Oak wilt is a serious problem in central Texas. It kills neighborhoods worth of trees at a time. Implementing control programs is crucial, but implementing programs to plant replacement trees is arguably more important. But, what kind of trees should be planted?
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What is a Good Fast Growing Shade Tree for Austin and Central Texas? – Red Oak
What is the best fast growing shade tree to plant in Austin? Here is my answer: red oak. There are several factors that must be considered, and there are special precautions you need to take. No tree is fool proof.
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Tree Selection. How to Pick a Tree.
There are two basic categories you need to address when it comes to tree selection. What is the best tree for your planting site and how to pick a quality specimen. You need to get these two things right or all you labor will be for nothing.
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How to Plant a Tree
Planting a tree is slightly more complicated than digging a hole and sticking a tree in it, but not too complicated. Follow these quick tips and your new tree will be sheltering you from the sun in no time. And, by that, I mean in a few years. The first step is to pick a…
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Water Your Trees, How Much and When
You should water your trees. Watering your tree can be the best treatment for improving tree health. But, watering improperly will provide zero or negative help to your trees and waste a valuable resource. The complicated part of knowing how much to water is recognizing that different trees have different needs and different planting sites…