Tree Care Information from Experienced Certified Arborists
Wachtel’s newsletter, The Plant Doctor’s Seasonal Report, brings you the most important and up to date seasonal tree care information throughout the year. This is where our Certified Arborists share their experience and passion for all aspects of the tree care industry. From preventative plant health care topics like the Emerald Ash Borer epidemic to daily happenings at the Wachtel office, The Plant Doctor’s Seasonal Report keeps you informed.
Read below to see the most up to date tree care information from our Wachtel staff of Certified Arborists and tree care specialists. For even more information on important tree care, take a look at the various tree care resources available in our digital resource center.
Variety is the Spice of Life
Winter 2018
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.
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Green with Envy
Winter 2018
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
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Beautiful Birch
Winter 2018
Birch are highly coveted trees known for their extremely ornamental bark, pretty fall color, and fine textured growth habit. They have been important trees in folklore, useful for woodworking, and utilized in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.
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Getting There Together
Winter 2018
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.
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I think of an I.V. (intravenous) treatment as a way to get necessary nutrients and medication into a person for faster results. This can also be done with trees for certain issues and at certain times of the year.
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The Best Time to Prune?
Fall 2017
I am often asked this question in early spring, when the sunshine has returned and animals, birds, and people have rustled from winter hibernation: “When is the best time to prune my trees?
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It’s Not Always About The Trees
Fall 2017
As an arborist I certainly get to see many interesting properties and some spectacular trees. But, it’s not always the trees that are the most interesting part of my day.
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Obedience Training for Trees
Fall 2017
I love to use analogies when explaining my tree care recommendations. I will often see client's give an "OK I get it" expression when they understand the analogy, and how it pertains to their tree.
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What Makes Wachtel Tree Science Different
Fall 2017
Earlier this year, all employees of Wachtel Tree Science took an anonymous survey as a way to self-audit and see if we can find ways to improve ourselves as a company. After the results were compiled, all the employees were able to look at every answer that was given.
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Wachtel Tree Science is proud to announce the following exceptional accomplishments of our staff: Chris Frankulin and Ryan Rodefer became Certified Treecare Safety Professionals (CTSP)
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CTSPs Benefit Your Landscape
Summer 2017
What is a CTSP and what are they doing in my yard? CTSP is short for Certified Tree Safety Professional and to become a CTSP one must have field experience and safety responsibility (i.e. crew leader, trainer, safety committee member, emergency responder).
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What Our Clients Mean to Us
Summer 2017
I can remember like it was yesterday. I was full of knowledge and ready to tackle the world. This was the first day of my career. It was full of many emotions, the most vivid of which was a genuine fear.
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