Greater Lansing Landscaping

Learning Center

As one of Mid-Michigan's only full service landscape, lawncare and tree care companies, we pride ourselves in being able to provide expert, professional care for our client's properties from top to bottom. Our Learning Center is designed to offer up to date information on specific landscape, plant health care, lawn care and tree care topics.



Tree and Plant Care

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Top 7 Reasons to Mulch
You can greatly improve the health and vigor of newly planted trees and shrubs by applying mulch right after the planting.  Why mulch? ...

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Proper pruning of young trees is the most important and cost effective pruning we do. Depending on the species, location, health and ...

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Rejuvenation Pruning of old overgrown shrubs can help reduce size and restore them to new vigor. Certain shrubs even though badly overgrown, can be restored by proper use of rejuvenation pruning.

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Plan Now for Dormant Pruning

There are a number of reasons for pruning trees and overgrown shrubs from November through March:

1. Some trees should only be pruned during the dormant season due to the threat of insect or disease. Oaks (oak wilt disease), American elms (dutch elm disease), ash (emerald ash borer) and crabapples (bacterial fireblight) are some that this is especially true for.

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Deep root fertilization is a professional treatment designed to improve the health of trees by injecting a high quality nutrient solution deep into th...

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Tar Spot on Maple Trees
We're seeing an extraordinary amount of maple trees inflicted with tar spot - a fungal disease characterized by black, tar-like dots on the foliage.&#...

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Late August and September is the Time to Treat Magnolia Scale
If you have a magnolia tree in your yard, late-summer is a good time to inspect for magnolia scale insect infestation. This devastating insect matures...

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A Guide to Proper Plant Watering   The single most important factor in plant and lawn health is water. This is true of all plants, but is espec...

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  Do the trees on your property need a good trim?   While the level o...

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Why Do We Recommend Fertilization of Trees?

With our deep root fertilization service, we inject nutrients deep into the soil. These nutrients invigorate the root and vascular systems of the trees, helping them better withstand the stresses of the urban/suburban environment.

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There are many reasons we recommend tree pruning

At Smith Tree and Landscape, certified arborists conduct all of our tree inspections.

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