Tree Care News from Experienced Certified Arborists

Most trees and shrubs should have an even green color when healthy. Some exceptions to this rule are varieties whose foliage may have another color (e.g. yellow, reddish) or be variegated (multi-colored leaves). But if your tree is supposed to be green and isn’t, it may be suffer

It was the winter of 2002 and I was a bright-eyed college graduate looking for a job to start paying off my student loans. My lifelong friend gave me a call one weekend and told me that a company in South Eastern Wisconsin that was hiring if I was still looking. That company ended up being Wachtel Tree Science.

ZPM is short for Zimmerman Pine Moth, which is a serious pest of many species of pine trees. Austrian and Scots pines are the most commonly affected species in our area.

No individual species takes this saying to heart quite as literally as the Crabapple.  Numerous cultivars are readily available and viable for our landscapes.  A quick check of a local nursery inventory revealed 39 possible options.

Several of the tasks we perform in arboriculture are athletic feats. Climbing trees, dragging brush or hoses, and other daily tasks all take a certain level of strength, endurance, agility, and flexibility.

We have been performing public tree inventories for municipalities across southern Wisconsin for the last 14 years. Our comprehensive public tree inventories are collected utilizing geographic information systems (GIS).

Tree care and plant health care treatments are not just for spring and the growing season. Many things can be done in the fall to maintain and improve the health of your tress.

David Scharfenberger, President of Wachtel Tree Science receives prestigious award from The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).

There is a really nice property in Elm Grove – one that has the beauty and grandeur of large, old, stately trees gracing the landscape at many points, but not overwhelming the charm and artistry of younger trees, shrubs and perennials that blend in and complement the older trees and house.

No, I did not just get done watching a 1960’s Western Cowboy vs. Indians movie. However, I have been watching Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) make inroads into my territory. Just last week I saw my first EAB exit hole at eye level in Brookfield!

On June 9th our company made history by enrolling two staff members in the very first Arborist Apprenticeship program in the United States.

Many of you have seen or heard of the devastation to our urban forests when Dutch Elm Disease swept through decades ago. A few of our area neighborhoods lost nearly every single tree on the street.