Save Your Shade, Treat Trees Right During Summer Heat
August 4, 2018
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Nashville, TN – Care for young trees during the summer, and they’ll grow up to offer you protection from the sun for years to come says the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.
As the fiercest weeks of summer continue, lawns filled with valuable trees and other perennial plants are at risk from scorching heat and, sometimes, limited rain.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture has information about tree care and maintenance including selection, planting, and pruning.
Tennessee State Parks Asks Public Not to Move Firewood
May 23, 2016
Nashville, TN – Tennessee State Parks, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry and The Nature Conservancy, is advising the public of a new policy regarding bringing firewood into parks.
Beginning June 1st, Tennessee State Parks will advise visitors to use certified heat-treated wood. The new policy aims to prevent or slow the introduction of exotic insects or diseases into parks that could otherwise threaten the health of our trees and forests.
The emerald ash borer is one of many harmful pests that can reside undetected in firewood.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture says Best Autumn ever to Add Trees, Shrubs, Perennials to Landscape
October 6, 2013
Nashville, TN – A cool, rainy summer has left Tennessee’s lawns and landscapes with soils still soft and retaining moisture. Perfect. There’ll never be a better fall to improve your landscape.
Fall is always the best season to transplant trees, shrubs, bulbs or any other perennials. Summer’s heat is too stressful for new transplants, and even daily watering can’t make up for heat plus drought. Perennial plants also need fall and winter to develop their root systems instead of growing, blooming or putting out leaves as they do in spring or summer. As long as the ground is not frozen hard, it’s not too late to transplant.
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Guide for Beautiful and Healthy Trees
April 1, 2012
The Real Cause of Many Tree Problems
Washington, D.C. – Insects and microorganisms are not the real cause or starting point of many tree problems. These organisms are often secondary agents that attract weakened, wounded, improperly treated, neglected, and generally unhealthy trees.
Poor tree health is a major worldwide problem. Fighting the secondary agents that are often very obvious, or the symptoms of poor health, will not solve the basic problem.
Here are some brief guidelines for you, the homeowner, that will help you keep your trees beautiful, safe, and healthy. [Read more]
