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Sick Tree Treatment: Does My Tree Have a Disease?

You’re looking at your tree and you notice something just doesn’t seem right. Whether it’s the leaves, the trunk, or it's just lost its overall glow, you know your tree needs help. Chances are you have a sick tree. The next questions become – What disease does my tree have? How did my tree get sick? And most importantly, what can I do to help my tree recover?

Trees in Wisconsin are threatened by diseases, pests, shifts in weather, and nutrient deficiencies in soils among other factors. To identify why your tree is sick, you’ll need help from a Wisconsin ISA Certified Arborist. After inspecting the symptoms of your tree, our team will give a diagnosis and recommendations on how to bring your tree back to its full health.

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How to Identify Signs of a Sick Tree

  • Early leaf loss
  • Leaf discoloration
  • Bark falling off
  • Dead or decaying branches
  • Needle loss
  • Infestations of insects in your tree

How to Treat a Sick, Unhealthy Tree

Treatment for sick trees may include sprays, trunk injections, soil restoration, root collar excavation, or others. How to treat your sick tree will vary depending on the type of tree and its symptoms. Bringing your tree back to health could take a few months or a few years of treatment to get it back to a fully healthy tree. At Wachtel Tree Science, we have ISA Certified Arborists who will walk you through the best diagnosis, treatment, and restoration process for your tree.

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The tree removal and stump grinding services from the Certified Arborists at Wachtel Tree Science are held to high industry standards. We put safety and efficiency at the forefront of every tree removal service to ensure your property is protected. With extreme attention to detail, industry-leading equipment, and extensive field knowledge, our tree care professionals can provide expert tree removal service in a wide range of circumstances. Stump grinding services are also available to get your property ready for new landscaping projects or to improve the aesthetic of your yard.
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Tree and Shrub Planting Services

Wachtel Tree Science uses preferred methods when planting every tree and shrub. By using industry-leading standards for every planting service, our Certified Arborists create the best possible environment to ensure your investment thrives. From start to finish, Wachtel works with you to fulfill your ideal planting plan for your landscape. Our tree care professionals start by determining the right tree for the right location on your property. From there, Wachtel’s Certified Arborists follow industry-leading planting standards and procedures to place the plant in the ground and create a science-based health care plan to make sure your new tree or shrub will grow healthy and beautiful.
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Wisconsin Tree Disease Treatment

Through a variety of tree disease treatments, Wachtel Tree Science can help keep your landscape healthy year round. We offer treatment programs to target fungal issues to keep your trees healthy and beautiful. The key to successful tree disease management is accurate diagnosis and timely treatment. Our Certified Arborists inspect your trees for damaging diseases then create a treatment plan unique to your specific landscape. With scientifically focused applications and ongoing observations from tree care professionals, your trees will look great and stay healthy throughout the year

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Frequently Asked Sick Tree Questions

Can a sick tree be revived and saved?

 

Depending on what the issue is, sick trees can be brought back to health.  With proper care, many insect and disease issues can be corrected.  Not all issues are able to be corrected, so a proper diagnosis is the first step in understanding whether your tree can be helped or not.

How to restore a sick and diseased tree back to life?

An ISA Certified Arborist can provide a proper diagnosis and remedies for trees that are sick.  These remedies can include pruning, treatments, or soil/root amendments to help the tree come back to its full glory.

How to protect a tree from sickness and disease?

Keeping a tree in good health is a great way to help them avoid becoming sick.  Having the right tree in the right growing conditions sets up a tree for a successful life.  Then proper aftercare, including watering, organic mulching, attending to nutrient needs of the tree, etc. can allow a tree to better fend off issues that often overwhelm a tree that is not in good health.

Who treats sick and diseased trees in Wisconsin?

Contact an ISA Certified Arborist and TCIA Accredited company, like Wachtel Tree Science, for a full assessment of your trees.

Can a tree sickness or disease spread to other trees?

Certain disease and insect issues can spread from tree to tree in your yard.  Many diseases are species-specific so they may only affect a certain type of tree.  Maintaining a variety of trees in your yard will help to minimize the spread of specific disease/insect issues.

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