Clay soil is notoriously difficult to garden with. But it's still possible to grow an apple or pear tree in a clay-soil yard ...

How wide, deep should a hole be when planting a tree? Planting depth is key to a successful long-term tree. You want to dig a hole so the root ball sits on undisturbed soil.

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted ...

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...