Find out when and how to stake a tree properly to keep it standing tall until it can get established. Sander Meertins / Getty Images A good support system can help us deal with challenges. The same ...

Perhaps it’s our German heritage, but we’re compulsive about training young trees to grow straight and true; in a word: “plumb.” Merriam-Webster defines plumb as “(adverb) straight down or up: ...

UNITED STATES—Planting trees often involves staking. Until they disperse new roots, many new trees rely on stakes for stabilization. Their stability is limited by the initial confinement of their ...

Planting trees often involves staking. Until they disperse new roots, many new trees rely on stakes for stabilization. Their stability is limited by the initial confinement of their roots. Nursery ...

As part of my duties as an extension agent, I answer a lot of questions about trees. Many times, folks are surprised that the solution they found online was not the best one, and that sometimes it was ...