Red maple oak, quaking aspen, weeping willows, and birch trees are some of the seven fast-growing shade trees that can make ...

Trees that grow more slowly develop more dense, therefore stronger and harder, wood. Faster growing trees, on the other hand, yield softer and less densely-packed wood that is more prone to breakage.

Potted trees that are in full leaf, on the other hand, should wait for planting until after danger of frost is likely past. Depending on where you live, that's usually sometime after May 15.

VALPARAISO | The city will plant a burr oak today in front of Fire Station No. 2 on Vale Park Road to commemorate Arbor Day and its earning the Tree City USA designation for the third year in a row.

Community News Pepper Pike marks 100 years with park dedication, time capsule burial, tree planting Updated: Oct. 01, 2024, 3:47 p.m. | Published: Oct. 01, 2024, 3:20 p.m.

Few average Joes can correctly identify every species of oak growing in North America. That’s the kind of Final Jeopardy-level knowledge typically reserved for foresters, wildlife biologists, and very ...

Envisioning a tree’s mature size when you’re planting a spindly stick can test the imagination. By now we all know not to plant any tree that will grow more than 20 feet high under or near ...

More: 2024 tree tours set for Spiegel Grove Tree dedication open to the public The Burr oak dedication will take place at 8:30 a.m. on the Hayes Home verandah.

More: 2024 tree tours set for Spiegel Grove Tree dedication open to the public The Burr oak dedication will take place at 8:30 a.m. on the Hayes Home verandah.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- It was 10 years ago that a 170-year-old burr oak tree growing in the middle of a Grant County cornfield grabbed the attention of professional photographer Mark Hirsh. He ...

Master Gardeners - September 24, 2023 By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider Master Gardeners Last week we looked at the proper way to plant a tree. Now let’s talk about how to pick a tree.