Tree Care Information from Experienced Certified Arborists

Ever since I was young my father instilled a strong value in our family; finish the food on your plate. Since both my parents are great cooks it was usually easy for me to accomplish. A friend of mine calls this “The Plate Cleaner’s Club”.

Wachtel Tree Science has always been known to approach tree care in a scientific way, that’s why science is in our name! Now is the time of year when you will be receiving plant health care recommendations for the coming year. The recommendations are designed to specifically for your trees to help keep them healthy and beautiful.

At Wachtel Tree Science, we are always working to improve our clients’ experience. In our recent newsletter, we talk through our recent tree care improvements.

The staff at Wachtel Tree Science (WTS) is passionate about caring for your trees. One of the ways we strive to provide excellent service is through ongoing training and education. There are several industry educational and networking events that WTS employees attend each year.

As a soil scientist I always get the question, “Why should I have my soil evaluated?”. There are lots of answers to this question but first, let me introduce myself. My name is Luke Scheberl. I joined Wachtel Tree Science in 2018 after graduating from UW-Stevens Point where I earned a B.S. in Urban Forestry and a M.S. in Soil Science. My graduate research focused on testing and improving urban soils for tree health. Joining Wachtel has been a natural fit for me with their decades of experience and a focus on using science to improve tree health.

We are close to turning the page on another Wisconsin winter. On the horizon is emerging a season that many of us look forward to – Springtime and the beautiful blooms that come with it! Some of the most majestic bloom performances in spring come from the wide variety of crabapples throughout the area.

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.

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.

Summer is in full swing and Wachtel Tree Science has a few exciting items we wanted to share with our clients! Read through this newsletter to learn more.

Hire a Wachtel arborist to properly plant a new tree for you, doing so will result in your best chance for a healthy tree. Having a healthier tree will save time and money over the long-term. There you go, this article summarized in less than a paragraph. Keep reading if you’d like more details.

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.

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).