
Fruit trees add color and flavor in your landscape
For a varied and interesting landscape design, fruit bearing trees and shrubs are a good choice. It’s one way to add color and keep it… Read More Fruit trees add color and flavor in your landscape
Being a leader in the tree care industry means continually focusing on learning and innovation. Bartlett’s Tree Topics blog follows in that tradition by offering a place to receive advice on trees, tree pests, tree preservation, and more.

For a varied and interesting landscape design, fruit bearing trees and shrubs are a good choice. It’s one way to add color and keep it… Read More Fruit trees add color and flavor in your landscape

Spring is a favorite time of year to enjoy the weather, work in the garden and just be outside in nature. The season also brings… Read More Tree seedlings distributed for Earth Day and Arbor Day

Stress from drought can seriously impact trees and shrubs. Leaves will wilt and drop. Overall tree growth is reduced and trees are more likely to… Read More How to protect trees and shrubs during drought

We all know what healthy leaves look like, but what happens when they’re not healthy? Leaves can become discolored, have bumps or brown or red… Read More Leaves look bad? Prevent & treat foliar disease

Evergreen trees are frequently associated with sparkling snow and the Christmas season. Indeed, these trees shine in the landscape during winter when other color is… Read More White Fir

What do you do as soon as a warm spring day arrives? Get outside of course! But you’re not the only one anxious for temperatures… Read More Watch out for Hidden Ambrosia Beetles

Healthy soil is the basis for healthy trees and shrubs. But all soils are different. The characteristics of the soil as well as nutrient levels… Read More Why Soil Analysis is Critical

When the weather turns cold, we don’t think much about insects. What exactly happens to them during winter? The term overwintering is used to describe… Read More A Bug’s Life: Surviving the Winter

Holly is commonly seen during the holiday season. Even carols tell us to ‘Deck the halls with boughs of holly.’ The plant’s green leaves and… Read More Holly Plant: A Holiday Favorite that Shines in Winter

Imagine staying outside all of the time, even during winter. Exposed to severe weather, you’d face many problems. Even though trees live and grow outside,… Read More Watch Out for Winter Tree & Shrub Problems

While tree diseases often thrive in spring, it is important to remember that proper care year-round can make a big difference in managing these issues.… Read More Fight Fire Blight with Pruning & Treatments

There are a number of reasons for tree pruning; some are safety related, some are to lessen interference with buildings, and some protect the health… Read More Why Fall is a Smart Time to Prune Trees

The Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS) presented the George Robert White Medal of Honor to Robert A. Bartlett Jr., Chairman and… Read More Bartlett Chairman Honored by Massachusetts Horticultural Society

As autumn settles in and winter approaches, it’s a good time consider the care your trees need now and throughout the coming season. Keep these… Read More Caring for Trees: From Autumn into Winter

Invasive plants are not native to an ecosystem. Further, their introduction results in harm to that ecosystem. Their presence can negatively impact the environment as… Read More Identify and Manage Invasive Plants

This time of year many people want to know the best way to prune hydrangeas. How and when to prune strongly depends on the hydrangea… Read More Tips on How to Properly Prune Hydrangea

Bartlett is proud to announce the opening of its new state-of-the-art research laboratories and office facilities at White House Farm, Spencers Wood in the United… Read More Opening of UK Tree Research Lab Centre & Arboretum
Being a leader in the tree care industry means continually focusing on learning and innovation. Bartlett’s Tree Topics blog follows in that tradition by offering a place to receive advice on trees, tree pests, tree preservation, and more.
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Being a leader in the tree care industry means continually focusing on learning and innovation. Bartlett’s Tree Topics blog follows in that tradition by offering a place to receive advice on trees, tree pests, tree preservation, and more.