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  Home Trees & Shrubs

  Learn how to make your yard more attractive by keeping up to date with the events and resources about maintaining the trees and shrubs in your yard.

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• Bring a bit of spring indoors during the winter

  Published on January 7, 2013
  Forcing branches to bloom indoors is an easy process that will allow you to enjoy spring plants in your home during the winter months.

• Fall needle drop: A natural phenomenon in conifers

  Published on October 21, 2011
  Don’t panic! Losing old needles in the fall is normal for pines, spruce, fir and arborvitae.

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  Look before you plant landscape trees

  Published on May 3, 2016
  Successful landscape plant selection and establishment begins with a thorough site assessment.

• Hungry deer are devouring Hostas and more

  Published on July 5, 2012
  Deer browsing seems to be a big problem this summer. Consider these tips for preventing deer damage to your landscape.

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  Oak Wilt Awareness Month in Michigan

  Published on April 27, 2021
  This campaign raises awareness about oak wilt prevention guidelines: avoid wounding trees between April 15-July 15, seal accidental wounds, do not move firewood, and take prompt action to control outbreaks.

• Yards throughout southern Michigan are becoming littered with black walnut leaves

  Published on June 19, 2012
  Fallen black walnut leaves are the work of the butternut curculio.

• Use rye this fall to put your garden to bed for the winter

  Published on October 22, 2012
  Rye as a cover crop has numerous benefits for overwintering your garden.

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  Fun facts about pine cones

  Published on December 29, 2017
  Aside from their decorating uses, pinecones play an important role in nature. Like all plant parts, they have a very specific function in the plant world.

• White pine weevil and your spruces and pines

  Published on April 16, 2013
  Spray time is approaching rapidly for this pest of spruces and pines.

• Tubakia leaf spot appearing on oak trees

  Published on August 23, 2012
  Leaf spots developing on oak may be Tubakia, a fungal pathogen.

• Who drooled all over my plants?

  Published on June 12, 2013
  Spittlebugs are likely the culprit of globs of bubbly froth found on trees, shrubs and plants during late spring.

• Don't give up on drought-stressed trees

  Published on September 10, 2010
  Most deciduous trees, and even conifers, will drop leaves (or needles) when they undergo drought stress. This is part of the tree’s drought adaptation. The trade off is that the tree is also shedding parts that photosynthesize.

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  New landscape shrubs revealed at Smart Gardening Conference

  Published on February 17, 2017
  Get a sneak peak of the 2017 ColorChoice shrubs to grace your landscape with at the Smart Gardening Conference on March 4 in Grand Rapids.

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  Growing vegetable gardens near black walnut trees

  Published on April 22, 2016
  When establishing vegetable gardens near black walnut trees, select juglone-tolerant vegetables and plant in raised beds with barriers that prevent walnut roots growing into the bed.

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  Conifer problems that aren’t problems

  Published on May 5, 2017
  Understanding tree biology can help in evaluating potential issues.

• Pollinator gardens can be effective educational tools

  Published on November 14, 2012
  Food systems and ecology are tied together and can be demonstrated in pollinator gardens.

• Pine, spruce or fir: Getting to know Michigan evergreen trees

  Published on May 31, 2013
  Be a smart gardener and learn how to identify pine, spruce and fir trees.

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  Wildlife Habitat

  Published on February 14, 2018
  Habitat is a warm, fuzzy idea. However, specific management practices have important aspects that are not necessarily so. What makes a good woodland habitat?

• Shopping for the gardener on your list

  Published on November 16, 2011
  Unsure what to get the gardener in your life this holiday season? We polled MSU Extension educators to learn what’s on their wish list (and perhaps on yours, too).

• Butternut curculio: Walnut leaves have been littering the ground recently

  Published on July 3, 2012
  Many walnut tree owners have been concerned and shocked by the hundreds of seemingly perfect walnut leaves found under trees this spring. They have never seen the large number of green leaves dropping daily.