All About Trees

Tree Care 101: The Bower & Branch Care Bed
Tree Care 101: The Bower & Branch Care Bed
When it comes to growing healthy, thriving trees, a little extra care can go a long way. At Bower & Branch, we’ve created the Care Bed as an exclusive, foolproof... Read more...
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Choosing the Perfect Landscape Trees for New England Coastal Landscapes
Discover the secrets to creating a stunning and resilient coastal landscape with our expert guide! From selecting salt-tolerant tree species to understanding New England's diverse coastal conditions, we explore the... Read more...
Winter Bronzing of Evergreen Trees
Don't Panic! Your Evergreens Are Just Bronzing
Evergreens are celebrated for their steadfast greenery, offering year-round color even as the rest of the landscape fades. But when winter arrives, you may notice some of your precious evergreens... Read more...
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The Value of Having Trees in Your Yard
Adding trees to your yard is one of the most impactful choices you can make for your home and lifestyle. Trees provide beauty, comfort, and connection to nature that benefit... Read more...
Introducing Living Tree Chairs: Outdoor Furniture of the Future
Introducing Living Tree Chairs: Outdoor Furniture of the Future
The Irresistible Appeal of a Living Tree Chair Something magical happens when you sit back in a Bower & Branch™ Living Tree Chair. Held securely in the arms of a... Read more...
The Link Between Trees and Human Well-Being
The Link Between Trees and Human Well-Being
Trees soothe us. They welcome us into the cooling shade of their leafy canopies and encourage us to forget about our troubles. After a stressful day, we feel calmed and... Read more...
5 Steps to Growing Great Trees
5 Steps to Growing Great Trees
Our secret to growing great trees is to mimic nature as much as possible. LOOK On Bower & Branch® nurseries, our growers are trained to look. It is important on the nursery... Read more...
The Truth About Buying Trees Online
The Truth About Buying Trees Online
We need people whose advice and products we can trust to take the guesswork out of things. I hear from homeowners all the time who think there is a secret... Read more...
Tree Care Tips: Dealing with Power Lines
Tree Care Tips: Dealing with Power Lines
Trees and Power Lines – Can they Coexist? I am a frustrated tree lover! Over the past couple of weeks I have watched helplessly as trees were disfigured and taken... Read more...
How to Help Your Trees During a Drought
How to Help Your Trees During a Drought
Trees and Drought in the Home Landscape In a perfect world, weekly rain showers during the growing season bring precious water to thirsty Tree roots. Life-giving water allows Trees to... Read more...
Winter Pruning Tips
Winter Pruning Tips
1. Winter Pruning promotes growth in spring – the remaining branches on your Tree will benefit from fewer branches, using more water, nutrients and space. 2. Without foliage, you can... Read more...
All About Sugar Maple Trees
All About Sugar Maple Trees
Most all of us are familiar in some way with these stately, magnificent and beautiful trees.  Sugar Maples have defined traditional small towns throughout the Northeast since the early settlers... Read more...
Choosing a Fast-Growing Tree for your Landscape or Garden
Need a Fast Growing Tree?
5 Things I Know For Sure About Selecting A Fast-Growing Tree Written by Bower & Branch Founder, Don Eaton People often ask me what tree they should plant if they... Read more...
Which Magnolia Are You?
Which Magnolia Are You?
Each kind of tree has its own personality. Red Oak is confident, strong, and independent. Corkscrew Willow is quirky and fun-loving. Crimson Queen Japanese Maple is sophisticated. Magnolias, in their countless forms, also have unique personalities. Some... Read more...
All About Birch Trees
All About Birch Trees
Birches as a group are fast growing and easy to care for landscape trees. They are generally grown in a multi trunk form referred to as a clump. This form... Read more...
The Story of the White Pine Tree
The Story of the White Pine Tree
THREE CHEERS FOR THE RED, WHITE, AND GREEN Before Americans saluted the Red, White, and Blue, we waved the Red, White, and Green! The green on our flag took the... Read more...
12 Amazing Tree Facts
12 Amazing Tree Facts
If you’re ready to impress your friends and family with some tree facts, you’ve landing on the perfect page. We went to our growers and asked them for some of... Read more...
Common Mistakes When Planting a Tree
Common Mistakes When Planting a Tree
Are you ready to learn how to plant a tree? Proper Planting Depth Is Key to a Long-Lived Tree! Trees Are Often Planted Too Deep If the Tree you’ve planted... Read more...
The Story of the American Elm
The Story of the American Elm
Gentle giants – The American Elm Story  It is with a great deal of nostalgia and a heavy heart that we look back at the days when kids rode their bikes... Read more...
Native American Beech Tree - The Unsung Hero
Native American Beech Tree - The Unsung Hero
AMERICAN BEECH – FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA American Beech is possibly our country’s most elegant forest tree. The great American Beech is a Native Tree from Maine to Florida – to Eastern Texas... Read more...
Climbing Trees is Good for You
Climbing Trees is Good for You
Science says climbing Trees is good for kids. You may have thought you were just having fun climbing Trees as a kid, but Tree climbing actually has many benefits for children... Read more...
Why Our Emerald Green Arborvitae Are Better
Why Our Emerald Green Arborvitae Are Better
Emerald Green Arborvitae is loved for its versatility, and it’s easy to see why. Not only does a row of them make an excellent privacy screen, but it’s easy to... Read more...
A close up of the peach-cream colored exfoliating bark of the River Birch and a hose laying in green grass with water spraying from it
How to Water Your River Birch Tree
The Facts About How to Water Your River Birch Tree The truth is you can never over water a River Birch! We’ve been growing, selling, planting, and enjoying Birch trees... Read more...
A close up of the delicate pink flowers of the Weeping Cherry
How to Prune a Weeping Cherry Tree
Prune a Weeping Cherry Tree So, you’ve decided to get a Bower & Branch™ Weeping Cherry Tree. Congratulations! You’ve chosen wisely. Your tree is already on the right track. The... Read more...
Tree with large surface roots along base.
Tree Surface Roots: Questions and Answers
Got surface roots? If you have large-growing trees in your yard, you might find yourself having to deal with surface roots. Here are some reasons why surface roots can be... Read more...
A close up of the weeping green and silver foliage of the Weeping Willow
Should I Plant a Weeping Willow?
Ask any gardener or landscaper this question about planting a weeping willow and you’ll get some varied responses. These beautiful trees bring out strong opinions in people! There are many... Read more...