Do you have a program or a means to assist home owners to remove this type of tree from property?

I have eight recently planted trees, all of them about eight feet in height. The trees have shed their leaves and gotten ready for winter.

I looked on the Internet to find out how much water dormant trees need. I saw that the soil moisture level is determined by sticking your finger into the soil and assessing it as sopping wet, wet, moderately wet, normal, moderately dry, dry, very dry, bone dry, and Sahara Desert. I realized that I am no wiser than I was before, and was delighted to find that I could by a probe to measure moisture eight inches below the surface, and a wireless readout unit to display the data.

I am now able to determine that the soil has a moisture level of 27% at the depth of eight inches. What I NOT been able to discover is how this percentage maps into sopping wet, wet, moderately wet, etc.

Is there a percentage moisture level that is healthy for dormant trees in the winter in Maryland?

Thank you.

Mark Butler

This was a small plant that was purchased at a grocery store and planted outside and spread. Unable to verify it online.

I’m wondering if you have any dates set for 2025. I’m looking to participate with the Washington bee atlas. Though I live on the border near hood river and spend time in Oregon as well.

We are considering putting down some grass seed before winter but someone told us it would not work if we are planning on using a crabgrass preventer in the spring. Any ideas what we should do? We have bare spots in our lawn which need help and it seems we are getting more and more and more crabgrass every year

Trying to determine the cause of a slowly increasing bare lawn spot.

Could you tell me whether the following shrubs should be pruned in fall or late winter? Blue Muffin Arrowwood Viburnum, Bailey Compact American Cranberry bush, Hydrangea Pan Pink Diamond Tree, Emerald Carousel Barberry, Dogwood Pagoda Clump (very overgrown), Variegated Dogwood shrubs, Panicle Hydrangea shrubs, Ninebark shrubs, Russian Sage Shrubs, Matrona Rose Sedum, Forsythia and Magic Carpet Spirea. Many people in my neighborhood trim some of these same shrubs in the fall but the internet seems to indicate it should be late winter/early spring. I'm confused and want to do what is best for the health of the shrubs. Thank you. Jan Cole

Hello- I have heard that some hydrangeas should not be cut back before winter and others should be. Do you have a resource available for the different varieties? Thank you!!

I need to have my horse hay tested. To do that I need to submit a sample using a hay probe. I don't have one. The local feed store doesn't have one. Do you have one that I could use? Thanks

We have two young smoke bushes that have branches grown in excess of 12 feet. After the leaves have fallen, what is the best way to trim/prune these smoke bushes? Our preference are bushes no bigger than 6 feet in height. Thank You