As we move inside for the winter to cozy up to the fireplace, we need to remember our smooth-barked and young trees. Using a tree wrap on the trunk of your tree from late fall when tree growth slows ...

Young trees are considered those that are within five years old after planting. The trees typically have a slender, flexible trunk with a diameter of 1 to 4 inches and smooth, relatively tender, ...

Which tree wrap is best? Young trees and thin-barked trees such as soft maple and crabapple are susceptible to temperature changes in winter and need tree wrap to help them out. By wrapping your trees ...

Protect susceptible evergreen magnolias by double-wrapping burlap around the trees. Surround small deciduous magnolias with ...

Got young trees growing in your garden and live in a cold climate? Protecting your saplings from winter sunscald is essential. Here's how.

As winter approaches, get your trees and shrubs protected before it’s too cold. Wrap those trunks with tree wrap to protect from rabbits. The tips of young fruit trees can also be protected with tree ...

If you’ve ever planted a young tree, you know how much care they need, especially when cold weather rolls in. Winter brings freezing temperatures, harsh winds, and sudden temperature swings that can ...

Bucks can cause significant damage to young trees in the fall by rubbing their antlers on trunks. Male deer do this to clean their antlers of summer velvet from early September through November while ...

My biggest garden surprise this year was a lack of Japanese Beetles. I’m not complaining, of course, but totally surprised. I saw three, that’s it! Normally, there were hundreds swarming on my grape ...

Very soon now, billions of cicadas will be singing in the trees and flying around yards, parks and forest preserves in the Chicago region. “We’ve already seen a few of the 17-year periodical cicadas ...