Grinding Gears
One might think that a too wet period followed by a too dry period should cancel out each other and end up with a decent or at least a tolerable situation but this is definitely not the case.Continue Reading
Proactive Health Care
From the title, you may be thinking of the health of yourself, a loved one, or a pet but the same ideas and concepts can be applied to the health of your trees. Continue Reading
Growing the Next Generation
Wachtel’s staff of Certified Arborists want to help ensure the health and longevity of your new tree(s).Continue Reading
How do Trees Speak?
Trees provide clues through the way in which they grow and Arborists learn to interpret these clues to provide care options to the tree owner.Continue Reading
The Tour de Fall
Fall is a great opportunity to get outside to look over your trees and shrubs. Continue Reading
Preparing Your Evergreens for Winter
Before winter takes its grip, there are some important measures you can take to ensure your evergreens thrive and survive during this.Continue Reading
Two in a Row!
Every year is a little different. We make our plans for all the treatments needed to help trees through the expected stresses and onslaughts that a year typically brings. But there is always a twist, a zinger, an aberration, or an unexpected variable – a “curve ball” of sorts delivered by nature, that makes us adjust and keeps us on our toes. Continue Reading
Chlorosis in Trees: The Unhealthy Yellow
By now you’ve had the opportunity to walk your yard (not much else to do in these crazy times) and bask in the glory of your healthy trees, but you’ve noticed that a once perfect green leafed tree is now yellow. If you have noticed this issue, there’s good chance your tree has Chlorosis. Continue Reading
20 Questions Or Who Done It?
Many of us have played the old “20 Questions” game to pass the time (pre-cell phone),or love a good mystery. When a tree is unhealthy, it can’t tell you what’s wrong. Something may just appear “off” in the growth, color, etc. That’s when the detective work starts.Continue Reading
Predictions Revealed: Diagnostic Forecast for 2020
Spring is a very welcome sight! Life returning to the land makes all things a little better. Now our attention turns to the stewardship of that life (at least the trees and shrubs that adorn our part of the world and beautify our lives).Continue Reading