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This Knockout Native Gives Dreamy Clouds of Color and Year Round Beauty – How to Grow the American Smoke Tree

But the blooms of the American smoke tree (Cotinus obovatus) are unlike any other unique flowers out there – this tree is ...
Chicago Tribune

Winter is the best time to prune fruit trees

If you’ve planted fruit trees such as apple, peach or persimmon in hopes of enjoying the crop, you’ll need to prune them. “Fruit tree pruning can have different goals than pruning typical landscape ...
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Reasons not to prune trees and shrubs in fall

There’s an old saying in pruning: “Prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The advice helps overcome our fear of cutting away too many branches. Other pruning adages are less useful. “When in ...