The extra time and effort spent on proper tree planting is a small investment for the long dividends paid by a tree in the ...

Keep watering. Throughout the first two or three years of its life, the tree will need watering in addition to rainfall ...

If you're thinking of adding a street tree out front, Penn State urban forester Vincent Cotrone has some recommendations.

Set the tree in the hole, carefully remove it from the container, and loosen or prune off any circling roots. Cut back burlap and wire baskets when planting balled and burlapped trees. Plant the ...