Ep. 116 - Tree planting and care with Emily Swihart | #goodgrowing

Trees are one of the biggest investments we have in our landscapes. On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk with University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Emily Swihart about tree planting and care. We discuss how to plant and care for trees, some good trees for fall color, getting trees ready for winter, and more! See our smiling faces and some pictures over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b4RWZi_7OsA 00:20 – Welcome Ken and artichoke flowers 01:50 – Why is Chris so itchy? 02:45 – Welcome Emily 05:59 – We commonly hear fall is a good time to plant trees. Is this true? Why or why not? 08:32 – Watering trees in fall 09:51 – What are some things we need to consider when planting trees? 12:48 – Importance of trees to wildlife 14:40 – What are some good trees for fall color other than maples? 15:58 – Oaks 16:50 – Black tupelo 17:22 – River birch 18:05 – Ginkgo 20:12 – Flowering dogwood, redbud 21:01 – Bald cypress, sweetgum 22:08 – What do we mean by a tree is planted too deep? 24:20 – Should we amend the planting hole? Digging the planting hole. 27:11 – Should burlap and wire cages be removed from ball and burlap trees? 30:24 – Should newly planted trees be staked? 35:41 – After planting care 37:45 – Soft landings 38:52 – What should we be doing now (late summer and fall) for our trees and shrubs? 41:58 – Emily, what is your favorite tree and why? 43:54 – Under the Canopy brochure/poster 44:47 – Wrap-up, thank you, what’s coming up, and goodbye! Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD