Nature cannot speak for or represent itself, so it becomes our duty to support them to the best of our ability. Your trees representation starts with you! You can best advocate for your tree by knowing a few basics about them. Starting you can gather a lot of information by knowing the family or genus of your tree.Continue Reading
Like something out of a children’s story book, galls come in many different shapes and sizes. Galls are also a common type of damage affecting tree leaves, needles, and/or twigs. Their size and shape can range from pointy to round and small or large. The color of a gall can be a simple brown, a bright red, or even blue. This leaf damage can be quite visible and easy to search for too!Continue Reading
Maintaining healthy and aesthetically pleasing trees is a crucial aspect of landscaping and can significantly impact the overall appeal of your property. You may have heard the words “trimming” and “pruning” used interchangeably, but they are two different tree maintenance practices which serve distinct purposes. In this guide, we will delve into the differences between pruning and trimming and highlight their individual importance in tree care.Continue Reading
There is a slightly new perspective floating around these days in the tree industry. One that may flip you upside down on your head, pun intended. It’s easy to admire the beauty of trees above ground as they display a range of attractive characteristics throughout the seasons; some genetic, some controlled. Since we are generally only privileged to see this above ground portion of the tree, we sometimes lose perspective and consider it the sole living portion of the tree. However, the half of the tree that is below ground (the roots), is the actual brain of the tree. It is a complex web of rooting networks that thrives underground.Continue Reading
I often have clients who contact me because branches on their trees are dying. Their assumption is that there is something going on directly in the branches that is causing the dieback. While that can be the case, there are also a myriad of other reasons why tree branches can die. Here is a laundry list of what I commonly see causing branch dieback in my clinic.Continue Reading
A tree with yellow leaves in your landscape can be concerning. View our guide for causes of tree leaves turning yellow and how to revive your tree’s health. Continue Reading
I am always paying attention to the tree stresses that come over the past few years to see how they play out, interact, and affect the tree populations, both in natural systems and in home landscapes. The last two+ years have combined for some significant hardships that have affected our trees.Continue Reading
While trees are living organisms, just like us, there are many differences between the ways we grow, deal with stress, and recover from damage. One of the biggest differences between trees and ourselves is trees never really heal.Continue Reading
Most healthy trees should have leaves with an even green color. Leaves should also have a similar size, density, and an even distribution throughout the tree. If a tree exhibits a yellowing of leaves with a network of darker green veins (interveinal chlorosis), this likely indicates a serious nutrient problem. In severe cases the entire leaf turns yellow and leaf size is stunted. Leaves may scorch or wither and drop prematurely. Symptoms may be on a few leaves, an individual branch, and portions or all of a tree.Continue Reading
Instead of concentrating only on the most important Ips bark beetle, I thought it might be useful to consider all the major types to see how they work, why they are a concern, and how we can deal with them.Continue Reading