Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) are now promoting their spring tree orders. Minnesota farmers, ...

Although most trees can planted throughout the growing season, some are best planted in spring to ensure they get a strong start. Both your climate and the tree's characteristics play a part in making ...

Eastern redbud is a small native tree found in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 4 through 8. Redbuds generally grow to about 20 feet tall and 30 to 35 feet wide at the top. They bloom in early spring before ...

A welcome sight each spring, cherry trees provide some of the first blossoms of the season. Fragrant, single- or double-flowers cover the small tree’s leafless branches. There are two groups of cherry ...

If you've caught sight of those stunning, petite, white-flowered trees this spring, you're witnessing one of the most dazzling spectacles of the season: the fringe trees. Every spring, I receive a ...

Pruning this sappy tree in early spring is basically an open invitation for destructive fungus and troublesome pests — here's ...

For short-lived spring wildflowers such as wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) and Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), timing is everything. These fleeting plants, known as ephemerals, grow in ...

Pruning fruit trees helps maintain size and shape, and it's the best way to control your crop. Here's when to prune fruit trees by season and type of tree.