Entries by Jacqueline McGreevey

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How Minnesota Winters Affect Evergreen Trees

Minnesota evergreen winter care focuses on preventing winter burn, dehydration, and salt damage so your pines, spruces, and arborvitae stay healthy and green. By combining smart watering, mulching, wind protection, and careful pruning, you can help evergreens handle harsh Minnesota winters and come back strong each spring. If you love the year-round color of conifers […]

Protect Mature Trees and Shrubs This Winter

Summary: Winter Protection for Mature Trees and Shrubs matters more than ever in Minnesota. Deep cold, drying winds, and freeze–thaw swings can damage bark, roots, and branches. With the right combination of watering, mulching, wrapping, and pruning, you can help your established trees and shrubs survive winter and leaf out strong next spring. Minnesota winters […]

3 Maintenance Tips for Tree Care

Once you plant a tree, it’s easy to forget about it. It quietly stands in your yard, offering shade and beauty while you go about your day. But trees need regular care to stay healthy and safe. Without proper maintenance, even strong trees can decline, become hazardous, and eventually die. The good news? A few […]

3 Tree Care Tips for the Winter

Tree Care Tips to Get You Through Winter You want a healthy yard year around. You know that during the Summer, you’re going to need a little bit of extra water here and there, and you’re going to have to make sure that the tree doesn’t become dehydrated. Winter is a much more complicated story […]

4 Important Reasons to Hire a Tree Service

If you’re looking out at your yard and noticing your trees don’t look as healthy as they used to—or you’re wondering whether a tree will even make it through the winter—you’re not alone. Trees across Minneapolis and the Midwest face weather stress, disease, pests, and structural issues that most homeowners can’t spot without professional help. […]

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What An Arborist Can Tell You About Your Trees

If you live in the Midwest, you know how important trees are to the landscape and local ecosystem. From mature shade trees in older neighborhoods to ornamental trees around newer homes and commercial properties, they add beauty, value, and comfort. But even though they’re common, trees are still living organisms that can experience stress, illness, […]