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
The Root of All Evil
The moment a tree seed touches the ground is pivotal for its development. If the environment is inhospitable (too hot or dry, water logged, low organic matter, or poor oxygen levels), then the first root may not succeed.Continue Reading
Improving Tree Health Where It All Begins
As human beings we tend to be curious. Our society continuously gathers information about many different subjects. While we increase our knowledge of these subjects our understanding of them improves.Continue Reading
Soil Sampling Success at Wachtel Tree Science
Wachtel Tree Science’s new soil evaluation has had a very successful first year with over 30 tests done already! Sampling can help us make the best management decision for your trees. Here are a handful of success stories.Continue Reading
Winterizer: Preparing Trees for Winter
As fall approaches, many look to improve the appearance and durability of their lawn. A tried and true way to help do this is by applying a winterizer product that builds strong roots in advance of oncoming winter stresses so that the lawn will recover quickly in spring.Continue Reading
Tree Inventories in a Digital Age
Why would anyone think of requesting a tree inventory? It seems like a lot of effort and energy involved just to collect some information for trees on a property. I recognize that train of thought, though considers these points prior to dismissing an inventory.Continue Reading