Arbor Hill Tree Farm has a new method of planting Large 13-14 foot evergreen trees. This new process can eliminate having to access the job site with a large truck mounted tree spade.This helps minimize turf damage and streamlines the planting process, saving us time. Because we can reduce our costs, we can offer the trees to our customers at a much lower cost. 13-14 foot evergreen trees that are listed on the price list at $1395.00 can now be offered at $1095. Again this includes tree, delivery, planting and a 1 year warranty.
We have included a series of photos to help describe the process.

Please let us know if we can help you with adding some new beauty to your landscape in 2018.

Rabbits & rodents during the winter months get hungry. One thing they will eat is unprotected bark on trees & shrubs in your landscape. Most susceptible trees are fruit trees & flowering crab trees. I have also seen damage to smaller Birch trees.
The tree in the photo is a Corral Burst Crabtree with extensive rabbit damage. The tree may bud out this spring, but will eventually die. The outer bark that was eaten is where nutrients & moisture travel up & down the tree.
The best thing to do to prevent this damage is use a white sleeve or fine metal screen. Put it on in the early fall & take off once spring arrives & the rabbits have other sources of food available.
Also important in areas where deer are present, protect the bark up to where shade tree branches out. Most any type of shade tree can be damaged by a male deer rubbing its antlers on the bark of the tree.
Another culprit to tree trunk damage is weed wips & lawn mowers. A good way to prevent this damage is to always keep a ring of mulch around the base of trees. This provides a safety zone for the tree trunk from mechanical damage. Mulch also helps retain moisture around the surrounding soil, has a insulating effect to help stabilize stabilize soil temperature and as the mulch decomposes give off nutrients beneficial to the tree.
Jerry Knutson, owner of Arbor Hill Tree Farm in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.

Varigated Norway Maple

Arbor Hill Tree Farm is preparing for a new year. New this year is an updated website with a new format. The new format is called responsive. Basically meaning the website knows what type of device you are accessing it with and adjusts to fit that device.

The site you see on a smart phone is smaller & narrower than if you are accessing on a tablet, laptop or desktop. We have chosen this format to make the site easier to view on a smart phone because the numbers show more & more customers view our site using a smart phone. For a view of the full site with much more photos, access the site with a device with a broader screen.

We look forward to a great 2017.

Jerry Knutson, owner.

Winter Beauty in your landscape can be improved by adding evergreen trees. This photo was sent to Arbor Hill Tree Farm by a customer. They selected the tree from thousands of trees growing in our fields in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Once selected we used our turf friendly Terex skidsteer to plant at their site.The December snowfall on top of white Christmas lights made for a great photo opportunity.

This photo is of a Black Hills Spruce. Black Hills Spruce are very hearty and native to Minnesota. Many other evergreen trees are also great selections for your landscape in Minnesota. Colorado Spruce, Balsam Fir, Eastern White Pine are all great additions to a landscape.

Balsam Fir is just one of many evergreens Arbor Hill Tree Farm grows, sells & plants for our customers. This tree is tolerant of partial shade & wetter soil conditions than other evergreens.
Fall is a great time to plant trees. Evergreen trees are starting to go dormant & cooler temperatures make for perfect tree transplanting weather. Other evergreen available in many sizes include Black Hill Spruce, Colorado Spruce, White Pine, Canadian Hemlock, Black Spruce, Austrian Pine, Fat Albert Spruce and others.
Check out our “Tree Specials Page” for $70.00 savings on Spruce.

February & March is a great time to place your Tree Orders for several reasons.
BIG SAVINGS FOR ORDERS PLACED IN FEBRUARY & MARCH.
Arbor Hill Tree Farm is discounting 5 & 6 ft Colorado & Black Hills Spruce by $70.00 each.
Also save $70.00 per tree on 6-9 ft White Pine, Balsam Fir & 3in. Diameter Autumn Blaze Maple Trees.
EARLY PLANTING DATES.
By placing your tree orders in February & March, you will get on our installation schedule & an early planting date.
GREAT SELECTION
Many of our customers like to walk through our fields & hand pick the trees they want. Coming out early for the biggest selection of trees available.
MILD WEATHER
The mild winter & lack of snow has made walking through our fields to pick out trees pleasant & easy.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ORDER YOUR TREES NOW FOR THE BEST SAVINGS OF THE YEAR!
Tree orders in February & March can be placed in 2 ways:
Phone Orders-Place order now by contacting Jerry at 651-459-5026. Orders can be processed by e-mail or regular mail now & customers can come out at a later date to pick out trees. In Person- Please call ahead to set up an appointment to visit Arbor Hill Tree Farm.
All orders require a 50% deposit. Payments method by cash or checks are preferred, but we do accept visa, discover & Mastercard. THIS OFFER EXPIRES 4-1-2012.
Arbor Hill Tree Farm will be at the Minneapolis Home & Garden Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center from February 29th till March 4th. We will be at booth 1244. Please stop by and see us.

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This past weekend was a great opportunity to get out and enjoy some beautiful scenery made by nature.

The warm days have melted the little snow we have, adding moisture to the air. The mild nights & lack of wind made conditions ideal for frost to form on the trees. Close up it appeared as though the trees were growing fur.

I think the moisture in general should be beneficial to the trees, given the lack of moisture we had going into winter.

I walked through our fields at Arbor Hill Tree Farm & took several pictures. You can see them by clicking on the images on the right side of the page.