trees
Towering evergreen trees adorned in lights and other trinkets are a focal point of the holiday season. Christmas trees are placed in prominent locations in homes, typically in front of a large picture window or in the corners of large entryways. These awe-inspiring trees beckon people to inspect...
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American persimmon adds fall color and grows edible fruit.
With recent storms damaging trees across the state, you may be wondering what to plant as replacements. Brandon Miller, Tiffany Enzenbacher and Laura Irish-Hanson,...
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In the upper Midwest, wind and ice storms are common and often cause tremendous damage to individual trees and urban forests.
Storms can cause weakly attached branches to break away and tear trees apart. Trees with stem girdling roots...
A beautiful landscape adds considerable aesthetic appeal to a property and an awe-inspiring lawn and garden can greatly improve resale value. In fact, the American Society of Landscape Architects claims landscaping can increase a home's resale value by as much as 20 percent, a contention that...
Will you be baking gingerbread or hanging stockings by the fireplace this holiday season? Perhaps you'll be lighting the menorah or playing a game of dreidl? The holidays are steeped in tradition, some of which are older than celebrants may realize.
Individuals gather during the holidays and...
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A group of students and researchers reviewed proper tree planting and protection techniques and planted 75 seedlings at the Urban Forestry Outreach and Research Nursery.
On a recent Friday, a group of University of Minnesota students...
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Brandon Miller
Everyone can appreciate the flowers and fruit of a crabapple tree or the year-long beauty of a juniper. But Brandon Miller, a University of Minnesota Extension specialist in horticulture science, is engaging applied plant...
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Woodlands, buffers, and perennial areas provide so many benefits to farms. They can provide wind protection, absorb water and prevent erosion during heavy rainfall events, provide habitat to animals and beneficial insects, and add...
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Climate adaptation strategies for forests vary across a spectrum of options, and an effective strategy is to experiment with multiple approaches across a landscape. Extension has tree selection lists to guide you no matter which strategy...
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A regenerating aspen stand
When we were developing the climate-ready woodlands tree recommendation lists, we were often surprised about which tree species were noton these lists, including iconic Minnesota species such as quaking aspen...
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