How to Successfully Transplant Trees and Plants
Transplanting a tree can involve a process as simple as moving a tree sapling, or can be as difficult as …
Transplanting a tree can involve a process as simple as moving a tree sapling, or can be as difficult as …
Why Do Fabric Pots Grow Better Trees? Fabric pots, along with many other root pruning containers, prevent circling roots in …
What Are Borers? Borers are wood-boring insects that are typically larvae of certain moths and beetles. These borers will feed …
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Planting a bare root tree can be intimidating, but it is the best method of planting when considering the tree’s …
What Are Whiteflies? Whiteflies are winged insects that feed on the foliage of plants. They then excrete honeydew and get …
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What Is Scale? Scale insects are small insects that have a waxy covering to protect themselves. Scale insects weaken trees, …
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What is Sooty Mold? Sooty mold is a group of fungi that decompose honeydew deposits from piercing sucking insects. It …
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What Is Wetwood? Wetwood, also known as bacterial wetwood, slime flux, or bacterial slime, is a bacterial disease that causes …
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What Are Crown and Root Rot? Crown rot and root rot are two types of pathogens that cause deterioration of …
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I Can Overwater? Yes. Yes you can. This is one of the common killers of plants along with underwatering. Overwatering …
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What Is Mistletoe? Mistletoe is an evergreen parasitic plant that grows on trees. They are evergreen, which makes them highly …
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What Is Fire Blight? Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) is a destructive pathogen that is widespread throughout many regions. It is …
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What Are Aphids? Aphids are soft-bodied insects that feed on new growth of many plants. Aphid species can appear different …
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What are Spider Mites? Spider mites are small arachnids that infest common garden plants. Some mites form webs on the …
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“How far apart do I need to plant my trees?” is often asked when purchasing trees. The answer depends on …
Do They Grow Here? We’ll start by looking up the hardiness zones they grow in. In Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville, …
What is Powdery Mildew? Powdery mildew is a common disease for many plants found in the high desert. There are …
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We’re going to start by defining the different types of roots and what purpose they serve to the tree. There …
What is Anthracnose? Anthracnose, also known as twig, leaf or shoot blight, is a term used to describe a group …
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When it comes to the health of our trees the health of the roots is of most importance. Frequently we …
This blogpost is an excerpt from a larger post that you can find here: www.natesnursery.com/how-do-tree-roots-grow/ Roots Chase My Water and …
To learn about how tree roots grow, stay healthy, and where they exist we’re going to reference a few articles …
Mesquite trees are quickly becoming a hot item here in the Mojave Desert. Mesquites grow quickly when given water, tolerate …
Exposing the root flare of your tree is something that is ideally done by an arborist. The reality is not …
Finding an arborist in the High Desert isn’t as easy as it should be. Let’s say you recently bought a …