Are you planting trees for a fruit orchard, shade, or privacy? If you are, you'll face an inevitable dilemma when buying the saplings: whether to buy bare-root or potted trees. At a glance ...

Tribune Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden ...

Bare root planting is the easiest and most cost-effective way to plant trees and shrubs. Pictured above is witch hazel, bare root on left and with container on right. Photo courtesy of Turnbull ...

The difference is that the kid is counting the change in his pocket, while I’m trying to determine where I can plant another bare-root fruit tree. Bare-root trees are only available for a short ...

Winter pruning compensates for breeding of fruit trees which now produce fruit that is too unnaturally abundant and heavy for ...

Keep Covington Beautiful will celebrate Louisiana Arbor Day with its seedling giveaway at the Covington Farmers Market from 9 ...

Bare-root seedings will be provided to local residents as part of an onging effort to replenish the tree canopy.

Opt for a medium-sized tree, about 3-5 feet tall, and inspect it for signs of damage or stress. Bare-root trees are preferable to container trees as they are more cost-effective and tend to grow ...