Armillaria, a Deadly Tree Fungus: What You Should Know
Armillaria, a deadly tree fungus, has become a threat to many of New Jersey’s beloved trees, including New Jersey’s state tree, the majestic Northern Red Oak.
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Installing a Tree Line or Grove of Trees
Tree lines and groves come in a variety of styles and layouts that you can customize to have a natural or a formal feel. Installing a tree line or grove of trees requires safety, planning and maintenance. Here are a few best practices for creating a breathtaking tree line or grove in your landscape.
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Top 5 Arborvitaes to Add to Your New Jersey Landscape
When choosing an arborvitae or thuja variety, it is important to know the purpose or reasoning for the addition to your landscape. Will it be used as a privacy fence? Are you looking to add some color and shape to your design? Do you enjoy trimming your plants every season or are you looking for low maintenance?
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How to Choose a Christmas Tree for Your Holiday Season
Good food, family and friends are all telltale signs of the coming holiday season. But one of the most iconic parts to officially welcome Christmas into the season is the tree. There are so many different tree types with different shapes, branches, and colors of green, how can you possibly choose?
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What Causes a Tree to Fall?
So, you’ve been hearing a lot about the weather lately, particularly the bad weather. News about hurricanes and high winds has you looking around your property and wondering “how many of these trees would stand the test if something like that happened here?” It’s a good question too!
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Trees – Added Color to Our Lives
Trees are a beautiful part of nature, and a colorful part of nature as well. Whether you’re searching for trees to create privacy on your property, accentuate an entertainment space, bring variation to your garden, or any other space, there is a large variety of trees you can utilize, all with beautiful colors. Below is…
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Harvesting Sap from Trees: Reaping the Benefits of Natural Medicine
It may come as a surprise, but sap is the most valuable product you can harvest from a tree. Usually when trees are thought of as resources, the first thing to come to mind is a tree being cut down for its wood for building, carving, and paper products. However, the sap that courses through…
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How to Cure Leaf Scorch
Are you noticing that there are some leaves on your tree that appear to be brown and sunburnt? This is a fairly common ailment called leaf scorch that affects most varieties of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs. There are three known causes of leaf scorch; bacterial diseases, traumatic environment, and nutrient deficiency. Nutrient…
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7 Shade Tolerant Trees and Shrubs Native to New Jersey
Are you looking to plant some trees but have a yard full of shade? Whether you are looking for fruit, screening, or colorful fall foliage, there are plenty of native trees and shrubs to fit the bill. Check out these seven options to get some ideas. Common Chokecherry Tree (prunus virginiana) The common chokecherry is…
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New Jersey’s State Tree: The Majestic Red Oak
Ever since June 13th, 1950, the official state tree of New Jersey has been the Red Oak — the Quercus borealis maxima, as it’s known to horticulturists and arborists. Find out why the Red Oak tree was chosen and what characteristics have continued to make it special to our state. Why it was Chosen…
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