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Nebraska native trees
Why are Nebraska native trees so important? Native trees, collected from a local provenance source is, first and foremost, key to ensuring a selection of the species that is adapted and ideal for our area and conditions. The extreme variability of our climate in the...
The Nitty Gritty About Pruning Young Trees
Pruning is an important aspect of young trees. Without proper pruning, future trees structures would be compromised and cause damage and injury to the tree, persons, and property. So, why do we prune trees? When is the best time to prune? How do you prune trees?...
Trees: Let’s Show Them Some Respect!
While surfing the internet on a -13 degree day in Nebraska I searched for the benefits of trees. We all appreciate trees, if not directly, then indirectly in the form of pollution control, oxygen production, and energy conservation. Many of us appreciate them for...
Nebraska Native Trees
Why are Nebraska native trees so important? Native trees, collected from a local provenance source is, first and foremost, key to ensuring a selection of the species that is adapted and ideal for our area and conditions. The extreme variability of our climate in the...
Native Landscape Design: How to Achieve the “Native” Look
Photo credit to the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum @ Fireworks Trail. Here at Great Plains Nursery, we absolutely LOVE the native look when it comes to designing a landscape. Nebraska has a wide selection of native trees, shrubs, grasses, and perennials so why not...
Spring Clean-up in the Landscape & Pruning Young Trees
We have a beautiful weekend in the forecast! Why not get out in the landscape and get a jump start on Spring Clean-up. This is a time honored tradition among gardeners, an excuse to get outside after the long winter months. A little extra time spent now, will save...
DIVERSIFY! Why planting with natives is not only good for you but the rest of us too!
My financial advisor once told me the key to good investments is diversity. What happens if you put all your money in one company and it goes belly up? I think the folks that invested heavily in ENRON in the late ‘90’s will tell you it does not end well. In the plant...
