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Home / Resources / Our Newsletters / 2018

Where Are Our Ash Trees Now?

The unwanted insect Emerald Ash Borer was an unexpected arrival from Asia in 2001 and it has been progressing across the country as the experts have predicted. As other deciduous trees leaf out this spring, it will become obvious how the problem has spread by the increased number of dead or thin trees seen.Continue Reading

amann 2019-08-26T15:56:44-05:00 March 1st, 2018|
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Japanese Beetles – A Recurring Pest

Summer is in full swing and your yard is looking beautiful. Then you notice one of your tree’s leaves have been almost completely destroyed with just the leaf veins remaining, giving the leaf a skeleton appearance. Unfortunately, your tree has been infected with Japanese Beetles.Continue Reading

amann 2019-08-26T15:55:50-05:00 March 1st, 2018|
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It Has Been a Pleasure

Thoughts from an experienced arborist: Working with trees is certainly a rewarding endeavor. However, really what makes it so rewarding is working with the people who care for their trees. I could say I am in the tree business, but in reality I am in the people business, we all are.Continue Reading

amann 2019-08-26T15:58:02-05:00 March 1st, 2018|
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Winter’s Gems: Boxwoods

The role evergreens play in the landscape has always been a prominent one. Their beauty often frames the remainder of the landscape, home, prominent features, or are some of the prominent features themselves.Continue Reading

amann 2019-08-26T15:57:40-05:00 March 1st, 2018|
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O Tannenbaum

Charlie Brown helps us all fall in love with a thin and weakened evergreen tree during the annual holiday special “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. However, most of our client’s would prefer their own evergreen trees retain their needles for a thick canopy.Continue Reading

amann 2019-08-26T15:58:26-05:00 March 1st, 2018|
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What is ZPM?

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.Continue Reading

amann 2019-08-26T16:01:12-05:00 January 1st, 2018|
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Variety is the Spice of Life

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.Continue Reading

amann 2019-08-26T16:01:32-05:00 January 1st, 2018|
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Green with Envy

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 sufferContinue Reading

amann 2019-08-26T16:00:22-05:00 January 1st, 2018|
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Beautiful Birch

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.Continue Reading

amann 2019-08-26T16:00:00-05:00 January 1st, 2018|
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Getting There Together

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.Continue Reading

amann 2019-08-26T16:00:52-05:00 January 1st, 2018|
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