To fully understand and appreciate trees, we as humans must slow down and attune to ‘tree time.’ It’s easy to forget the old majestic Oak once began as a small sapling, slowly adapting to environmental challenges throughout its life...Continue Reading
Plants naturally resist infections through a process called Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR). This is similar to our own immune system. The understanding of this phenomenon is quite complicated, involving numerous hormones, proteins and other compounds inside and outside of the plant...Continue Reading
Wachtel Tree Science is committed to innovation in keeping your tree(s) healthy and happy. This year we are celebrating 90 years of doing so! Employee education through industry-related conferences keeps us up to date with research and opinions on tree care that may be outside our normal professional circles. It was at just such a conference that I was introduced to the research of Professor Dirk Dujesiefken, and how we may assist a tree’s response to surface level wounding.Continue Reading
The big snowstorm in January and its after math certainly dominates the big picture and has laid down a few hair-pin turns as we navigate a new year’s tree and landscape season..Continue Reading
It’s very common for a homeowner to wait for an issue to develop before taking action. Unfortunately, waiting until a problem becomes visible can wind up being very costly and destructive...Continue Reading
One of the more concerning symptoms is tip dieback, where the tree struggles to push growth at its outermost branch ends, or even starts to defoliate from those ends during the growing season...Continue Reading
As a Certified Arborist, I love diving into the stories of trees and their connection to your property. Recently, I had the opportunity to review two 100-year-old white oaks on the south side of Pewaukee Lake whose tale unfolded in a fascinating way...Continue Reading
Water from snow melt, excess seasonal rainfall, and overland drainage settling into the lowest area(s) of a property can cause a common spring experience—temporarily wet areas in the yard...Continue Reading
Meet our Office Manager, Amanda Mann! Get to know Amanda's role at Wachtel Tree Science and why she loves working here.Continue Reading
Meet Keith Glaznap, our Diagnostic Arborist. Get to know Keith and learn why he enjoys working at Wachtel Tree Science.Continue Reading