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I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, ...

When planting new trees, I often think of the longevity and impact of this oak. The extra time and effort spent on proper tree planting is a small investment for the long dividends paid by a tree ...

Similar to pomegranate trees, dwarf apple trees have a shallow root system to be easily grown in either containers or Earth ground with hardiness zones 3 to 6. Plant in early winter or mid-autumn when ...

The USDA bases its plant zone maps on average minimum temperature so people in each zone know which plants can best withstand their local weather. For example, a tropical plant that needs 40 ...

A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature. The map is based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature, so people in those areas know which plants can ...

“In many cases, we can utilize the labeling on the plants and the USDA climate zone map ... a certain plant can be grown in. For example, let’s look at the Ohio Buckeye tree.” ...

The City of Kigali is focusing on homes, recreational zones, gardens, roadsides, areas with degraded forests among other urban areas as it targets to plant three million trees in a five-year ...

A warmer future could mean bananas, kumquats and pomegranates replace some of the more traditional fruit trees that have thrived for ... the U.S. Department of Agriculture updated its plant hardiness ...

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides North America into 13 zones based on the average annual minimum winter temperature. In 2023, the USDA released an updated hardiness zone map in response ...

If you look at the USDA climate zone or Sunset climate zone map, you will ... that diminishes a plant’s performance. The vast majority of sweet cherry, apple, and pear tree varieties, for ...