Fall is a crucial season for your landscape. It's the time to prepare your plants for winter so that they can come back in the spring stronger and better than before. Trees need fall care in order for them to live as long as possible while maintaining healthy growth patterns. Here's a simple fall tree care checklist to help you know what you can do to keep your trees healthy this winter.

Sphaeropsis is the name of a tree fungus that causes serious problems for many different species of conifers. It can leave the tree full of discolored needles and dying branches. When left to proliferate unchecked, it can easily wreak havoc on the landscaping around your home. If you would like to learn more about this disease, as well as how to prevent it from impacting your trees, here is how to identify and treat Sphaeropsis shoot blight.

When it comes to managing the size of your landscape trees, it's best to use a combination of planning annual pruning. Plan ahead by only planting trees that reach a mature size suitable for your yard, and then prune annually so they don't outgrow the space. Sometimes, though, you inherit trees with your home that are a bit too large for the space or haven't been trimmed recently. The following guide can help you manage this issue.