On this week's Good Growing podcast the crew sits down with University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Sarah Vogel to talk about trees and some common problems we encounter in the home landscape. Sarah is a certified arborist and is based in Decatur, Illinois. On this show we get into: What are the main problems Sarah sees with home landscape trees There is conflicting advice on tree planting. What's the best way to plant a tree? What is root washing? Is it worth the extra effort? When it comes to Emerald Ash Borer is it going to lead to the extinction of ash trees? There is a young tree losing bark. What's happening? There are lots of people that mound mulch up against the tree. But Extension says otherwise. What's the correct way to mulch a tree? Will squirrels nesting in a tree hurt the tree? Should the cavity be filled with something? If someone doesn't take care of their tree properly, how long will it live? Anything Grows Virtual Help Desk https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2021-05-14-anything-grows-webinar-series-vegetable-gardening Master Gardeners of DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Counties https://extension.illinois.edu/dmp/master-gardeners Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/eC5X4TnshgI ___ Any products mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion of these products.