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Pruning branches with pruning shears. (Adobe Stock │ #423213171 - Anna)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Root awakening: spring tree tips

Trees, like all living things, require attention and maintenance, especially as they transition from dormancy to the growing season. Read More

Frozen tree collapses and takes down power lines. (Photo: iStock │ #1172086787 - Bibirajh Sivamyinthan)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Patience can pay off in saving storm-damaged trees

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

Managing storm damaged trees



Witch hazel in bloom with snow landscape (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

How to manage garden plants that break dormancy early

  • By Aaron J. Steil and Jeffery Iles │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Gardener pruning fruit tree brunches with pruning shears (Photo: iStock - ueuaphoto)

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