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Broken tree limb from storm damage laying on a lawn (Photo: iStock - Dcwcreations)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Managing storm damaged trees

Storms across the Midwest left many homeowners with damaged trees from heavy wind and rain. Here are tips to manage storm-damaged trees. Read More

Witch hazel in bloom with snow landscape (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

How to manage garden plants that break dormancy early

Gardener pruning fruit tree brunches with pruning shears (Photo: iStock - ueuaphoto)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Cutting back branches leaves trees with healthier outlook



Freeze damaged trees may not make it after this latest cold snap, but homeowners should give high-value plants a chance to recover before removing them. ‘Looking dead’ is not necessarily dead in many cases. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Courtney Sacco)

‘Learn to live with ugly’ after freeze damage

Ask the determined gardener

Gardening tasks for February

Prune fruit trees with care

Hot tips for gardeners when it’s cold outside

Use caution when pruning in fall

  • By David G. Hallauer, Kansas State University Research and Extension

Use caution, common sense when dealing with damaged trees

  • By Ryan McGeeney, U of A System Division of Agriculture

Proper pruning, tree selection among topics at Lander workshop