How to Successfully Transplant Trees and Plants
Transplanting a tree can involve a process as simple as moving a tree sapling, or can be as difficult as …
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RootMaker® Fabric Bags – Growing Better Trees
Why Do Fabric Pots Grow Better Trees? Fabric pots, along with many other root pruning containers, prevent circling roots in …
Black Bag Yamadori Recovery – Sweating
As someone who enjoys collecting yamadori, I am always looking for ways that people have success and love experimenting with …
How to Plant A Bare Root Tree
Planting a bare root tree can be intimidating, but it is the best method of planting when considering the tree’s …
Reasons To Plant Small Trees
If you’re thinking about planting a tree, you’re usually thinking “I wish I would’ve planted this years ago!” or “It …
Trees of the High Desert – Palo Verde
Why Plant A Palo Verde? Palo verde trees are very well adapted to the Mojave desert. Not only are they …
Drought Tolerant Plant Choices For The High Desert
Drought tolerance has become high on the list of requirements when plant shopping these days. However, this does not mean …
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Chinese Elm vs Siberian Elm
Chinese elm trees are one of the great landscaping trees that we have available in North America. They are tough …
Trees of the High Desert – Chinese Elm
Chinese Elm trees are one of the trees I suggest most often. Chinese elm trees are one of the best …
Trees of the High Desert – Desert Willow
Desert willows are one of the few trees that are native to the Mojave desert and will thrive in urban …
Trees of the High Desert – Italian Cypress
Italian Cypress trees are perfect desert trees. They are so extremely drought tolerant, and not very tolerant of moist soil. …
Why Should I Mulch My Plants and Trees?
What Does Mulch Do For You? What doesn’t it do? No, seriously, it does just about everything good that you …
How Far Apart To Plant Trees
“How far apart do I need to plant my trees?” is often asked when purchasing trees. The answer depends on …
Different Types of Roots
We’re going to start by defining the different types of roots and what purpose they serve to the tree. There …
Tree Root Health
When it comes to the health of our trees the health of the roots is of most importance. Frequently we …
How Do Tree Roots Grow?
To learn about how tree roots grow, stay healthy, and where they exist we’re going to reference a few articles …
Exposing The Root Flare Of Your Tree
Exposing the root flare of your tree is something that is ideally done by an arborist. The reality is not …
Horticultural Myths – Drought Tolerance
Myth Drought tolerant plants need almost no water, so I will plant those to save water or to avoid having …
Reasons To Plant A Tree
Incase shade wasn’t reason enough to plant a tree in the High Desert, I’ve found several additional reasons to plant …
How To Correctly Plant A Tree
Properly planting your tree is critical to maintaining a healthy tree for years to come. Incorrectly performing one or more …