Backyard tree care
One of the simplest things you can do to help the environment is to plant a tree.
The tree will be in your yard for decades. But there is much more involved than just putting a tree in the ground. It is critical that you choose the right tree and the right location to get the most from your tree. To make your tree live longer, regular maintenance is necessary. These pages will help you select the right tree, plant it correctly, keep it healthy, and utilize it when it eventually dies. Also check the Community Forestry page for more tips.
Alerts!
- Protect our Trees from Bad Bugs — Don't Move Firewood
- Oak wilt alert Don't prune in April, May or June
Tree Planting
- Recommended Trees for Minnesota by Region
- Tree Planting 101
- Reasons to plant trees
- Tree planting for energy conservation
- Tree & shrub selection
- Right Tree Handbook
- Plan before you plant
- White pine planting and care
- Tree I.D. (Minnesota)
- State Forest Nurseries
- Direct Seeding of Native Hardwood Trees
Tree Maintenance
- Basic tree care
- Tree fertilization
- Pruning trees & shrubs
- How to prune trees
- Native woodland stewardship
- Construction damage causes and remedies
- Storm damaged trees repair & replacement checklist
- Storm damaged windbreak repair
- Products from dead or dying yard trees
- White pine planting and care
- Wood chips
- Balsam Bough Harvesting
Forest & tree health
- Forest health
- Minnesota's forest invaders- A guide to invasive species- SFI
- Tree Inspector Program
- Invasive animals
- Invasive plants
- Forest health Web site resources list (Microsoft Excel file - 757 Kb)
- Emerald Ash Borer-Video news release
- Emerald Ash Borer
- Oak wilt
- Forest tent caterpillars
- Gypsy moth
- Spraying tree pests
- Pine bark beetles
- Two-lined chestnut borer
- Diagnosing tree diseases
- White Spruce diagnosing yard tree
- Forest Insect and Disease Newsletter
- Regional forest health specialists
