Find out when and how to stake a tree properly to keep it standing tall until it can get established. A good support system can help us deal with challenges. The same can be said of trees. Case in ...

If trees aren’t staked correctly, injury or death could occur. Most of this information will be focusing on trees, which are very different from palms internally, but I will also cover how to stake ...

Planting a tree involves more than just digging a hole and dropping it in. Proper techniques can help a tree grow stronger ...

Renee Ruttiman from Kentfield asks: Can you give me a few guidelines as to how to correctly stake a tree? I've seen trees staked in so many different ways, and I'd like some advice. There's nothing ...

Most of you know that trees are one of my horticultural passions. I feel their pain when I see them being hurt. Improper staking is one form of tree abuse that truly upsets me. Two months ago I ...

Trees establish themselves quite well in normal situations. However, in special situations, staking, guying, or a similar system may be needed to hold trees upright until adequate root growth anchors ...

Trees and shrubs add beauty and value to a home’s landscape. If they are improperly planted, however, they can bring headache and worry. Properly planted trees and shrubs will establish quicker, be ...

The first step of proper tree planting is to select the tree type and decide where it should go. You can find that info in last week’s column. Today, the subject is preparing the hole properly. Flares ...

Last week’s severe weather flooded fields and basements, and damaged trees and structures across Minnesota. Many trees snapped in the wind and some were completely uprooted due to the saturated soils.

One of the saddest things I see is a beautifully planted tree with its staking material remaining in place for two, three or even 10 years after being planted. The choice of a prime specimen, the ...

Renee Ruttiman from Kentfield asks: Can you give me a few guidelines as to how to correctly stake a tree? I’ve seen trees staked in so many different ways, and I’d like some advice. There’s nothing ...