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Hill Tree Farm can transform a bare open backyard into a beautiful
natural screened setting in just 1 day.Spruce make an excellent
perimeter border screen as well as a specimen tree.
Arbor Hill Tree Farm is very customer service oriented,capable of
dealing with all details of the Tree installation process,ensuring
a quality installation and happy customer.

Backyard
before trees

Backyard
after trees were planted

Autumn
Blaze Maple

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About
Arbor Hill Tree Farm
Arbor
Hill Tree Farm is a small, family farm, owned and operated by Jerry
and Lisa Knutson in Cottage Grove, MN. We currently have 37 acres
of trees in production, consisting of shade trees and evergreens
at 3 locations. Our goal is to provide a quality tree at a competitive
price, to local residents, businesses, landscape contractors, as
well as wholesale customers. We are also committed to providing
useful information to customers during all stages of planning, installation,
and maintenance and care of trees.
TREE CARE INFORMATION
Your
trees are living things and must be cared for properly in order
for them to survive, thrive, and be healthy. Watering and Mulching
properly is crucial to your trees health.
WATERING
Several
factors determine how much to water your trees. They include: tree
size, type of soil, weather conditions, and frequency of watering
turf around trees. Watering deeply, thoroughly, and only as needed
will encourage a deep and healthy root system.
Do
not over water. More trees die from over watering than under watering.
Always pull back mulch and check moisture content in soil before
watering. Consult Arbor Hill Tree Farm for recommendations on your
specific site.
MULCHING
The use of mulch around your trees will benefit it in many ways.
A layer of several inches of a mulch material such as wood chips
will help retain soil moisture and help to prevent wide fluctuations
in soil temperature throughout the year.
Mulch
also reduces weed growth around trees and prevents damage from lawn
mowers and weed whips. As mulch decomposes, it adds valuable nutrients
to the soil.
Maintain
a 4-6" deep layer of mulch out about 1 ft. past the tree's
canopy. Keep the mulch back from the tree stem about 4". Mulch
that is right up against the trunk keeps the root collar wet and
may encourage mice to nibble trunk.

Arbor Hill Tree
Farm
Jerry and Lisa Knutson
6520 Keats Avenue South
Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016
(651) 459-5026
Jknut@visi.com
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