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Growing Gold Handbook

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Benefits of Trees

Selecting a Tree

Quality Roots

A Quality Tree

Planting

Post-Planting Care

Young Tree Care

Pruning

Tree Specifications

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Illustration of a six pack of young green and gold seedlings

Illustration of a green tree and a gold tree.

Growing plants in a nursery

Choosing a tree species

Illustration of a tree in a pot with the root system visible. The tree is surrounded by different types of pots.

An illustration depicting a process of planting a tree. A woman is loosening the soil around the tree with a shovel.

A gold tree surrounded by concentric rings of drip irrigation tubing.

A illustration showing a branch attached to a trunk with a white dashed cut line on the branch.

Caring for a young tree

Pruning a tree at all ages

Planting a tree

Buying a high quality tree