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Pruning at the right time of year is important for the health of your trees. Fresh sap can attract invasive insects that spread disease, but this time of year, insects are less active and there’s less sap in branches as the tree prepares for seasonal temperature lows....

If you’ve ordered trees from a nursery for fall planting, they may be delivered with natural bare roots, sometimes dipped in hydrating gel before shipment to keep the roots moist and healthy. Because their fibrous roots aren’t confined by soil or a container, their root systems become established easier in the warm soil and get off to a vigorous start in the spring because they adjust better to transplanting.

It’s that time of year again, when the harvest season brings exceptional colour to our forests and the air is aromatic and easy to breathe. Now’s the time to prepare your trees for winter snowfall, wind and storms that bring colder temperatures across Southcentral BC....