Planting and Maintenance of Trees & Shrubs

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Northern Cardinal
Supporting Birds In Your Yard and Garden, plus Bareroot Trees and Common Hackberry [audio]
Wildlife biologist Matt Tarr joins Emma and Nate for a conversation about supporting birds around the home. Emma also adds bonus segments on hummingbirds, bare root trees and the episode’s featured plant - common hackberry.
Wildlife biologist Matt Tarr joins Emma and Nate for a conversation about supporting birds around the home. Emma also adds bonus segments on hummingbi... Learn More
white oak
All things trees! (part 2) Pruning and Solving Tree Problems, Plus Frost Cracks, White Oak and Wood Chips [audio]
Forester Greg Jordan joins for part 2 on trees, pruning and problems
A podcast episode with a continuing conversation on trees. Learn More
White Pine Seedling
Landscape Trees (part 1): Selection, Planting, Transplanting and Care [audio]
Forester Greg Jordan joins Emma and Nate to talk all things landscape trees in a two-part episode. Part 1 focuses on selection, planting, transplanting, transporting, and general care.
Forester Greg Jordan joins Emma and Nate to discuss landscape tree selection, planting, care, transplanting and transporting. Featured plant: tamarack... Learn More

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grafted fruit tree
Grafting Fruit Trees
Pruning guidelines for all trees and shrubs, in the home setting and in commercial applications. Learn More
Pruners making cut
Pruning Trees and Shrubs
Pruning guidelines for all trees and shrubs, in the home setting and in commercial applications. Learn More
mulch
Mulching Trees and Shrubs [video]
In this video, UNH Cooperative Extension state specialist, Cathy Neal, discusses mulches and mulching. See a full transcript below.

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Woodland vole
Pesky Winter Critters [fact sheet]

Introduction 



When the snow finally melts in spring, many of us will discover mounds or ridges of soil in our l... Learn More
Nursery shrubs
Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs [fact sheet]
Why fertilize?

Fertilizer provides a source of essential nutrients that plants need to grow normally and be healthy. Nutrients are also... Learn More
Planting and Mulching Trees and Shrubs [fact sheet]
Selecting healthy plants
Take a step back to examine the plant’s overall structure. Shrubs should have several stems coming from the base of th... Learn More

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