Home / Living. Experts urge Iowa gardeners to grow native plants this spring. A 2023 survey found that 17 percent of adults in the U.S. are purchasing plants native to their region ...

Tips for selecting and growing a smaller apple tree • Choose the right tree for your climate. Most apple trees grow well in the Cedar Rapids area, which is U.S.D.A. Zone 5.

Overall, 192,000 acres of trees were felled in Iowa from 2009 to 2013. But the state added 95,000 acres of woodland, ... That sediment has become a growing issue in Iowa lakes.

Larry Wiley has been growing trees on the banks of the Cedar River in eastern Iowa for 40 years. He says his woods will never be the same. He points to what had been a shady grove of mature maples ...

The 2020 derecho toppled millions of Iowa's trees. ... That number will grow to 95 days by 2080, he said. Extreme weather poses 'huge problem' for Iowa's trees.

Ornamental Trial Program Evaluating USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5, 6 & 7 Plants Amid Prolonged Drought, Warmer Winters, Hotter Growing Seasons in Zones 5a&b The need is real for more localized ...

Most of the trees are unwanted volunteers and some posed a safety hazard. “These aren’t all trees that the D.O.T. has planted,” Masteller said. “A lot of these are growing up in the fence row.

Two groups have come together to plant more than 600 oak trees in Oxford Junction in the past 6 years. The trees will help restore the Wildlife Management Area to prairie lands, Iowa’s natural habitat ...

Growing Christmas Trees in Eastern Iowa. By Hannah Messier. Published: Dec. 3, 2022 at 10:51 AM CST Eastern Iowa (KCRG) - Now ... Christmas trees take several years to grow.

Mark Hoffman likes to joke that he runs “Iowa’s biggest banana plantation.” “These are dwarf Brazilians,” Hoffman, 53, said of his trees. “I’d hate to see the full-size versions.” Hoffman, a 1983 ...

The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Forestry staff are rolling up their sleeves to begin planting around 500 trees in median strips, which are the areas of land between sidewalks and roads, in western ...

Most popular plants need four to eight weeks of growing time before they’re ready for transplant, which means you’ll likely start your seeds sometime between March and mid-April. Get started ...