How-To Guides

Choose an appropriate location for your tree. This should be based on sun exposure and mature width and height expectations for your tree. See the How to Pick Out the Perfect Tree guide for more information on choosing your tree. Once you have chosen the right spot, dig the hole up to twice the size […]

Use this guide to choose the right pollinating partner for your fruiting trees. The colored boxes represent varieties that are compatible for pollinating each other, while the blank boxes indicate incompatible partners. If a variety is compatible with itself, it means it is self-fertile and does not require a partner to set fruit. In some

It can be intimidating emBARKing on pruning your tree. Pun not intended but totally enjoyed! Ok back to business. Tree pruning! If you have a tree you should take the time to read this article to arm yourself with some helpful rules of pruning that we refer to as, The Five S’s. The first step

It can be a lot of pressure to pick out the perfect tree! For true plant lovers though, all trees are perfect. The key is understanding how to pick out the perfect tree is that it’s more about the conditions of the planting site than the tree type. The first consideration is sun exposure. There

We’ve all heard the many reasons that bees are the little ones we need to be looking out for these days. Taking steps to reduce the chemical use in your yard is paramount. Making sure they have the food they need is the next important step to take. The varying bloom times of flowering trees,