Now that it is springtime, many homeowners are heading back outside to whip their gardens back into shape. However, before you start handling those shears or chainsaws, it is important that you acknowledge the true dangers of cutting your trees yourself. There are...
Let's start at the beginning by establishing what an arborist is. An arborist is a person who has specialized in the field of tree care through years of experience and studying. However, what you as a client should be looking for is an arborist who has actually been...
When a tree grows in the forest, it will have few, if any, low hanging branches since these trees compete with each other for the sunlight. In comparison, a free-standing tree in your yard is free to grow wide and nourish even its lowest of branches. However, this...
The importance of tree care is becoming more and more well known as time wears on and people become aware of the dangers of under-maintained trees along public sidewalks, buildings, and so on. The best way to maintain a tree's sturdy growth and health is through...
The first thing you need to understand is that all trees are made to flourish out in the open environment and not in a human controlled landscape. However, that does not mean that they cannot adapt to surviving in a suburban or urban landscape. The best way to...
When a tree loses a heavy limb, or even falls in its entirety, it it can have devastating consequences. Such an event can lead to torn power lines, smashed cars, a hole in the roof, and even a heavily injured person. Because of this, it is important to memorize the...
While still in its youth, fruit trees will greatly benefit from a scheduled and proper pruning. If done correctly, it can increase the lifespan and overall health of the tree. The key word here being “correctly”. If performed by an amateur, pruning can actually do the...
Drought periods are unfortunately quite common across many parts of the U.S., and with periods of drought come wildfires. If you own property upon which trees grow, you will owe it to yourself, your neighbors, and your trees to do everything within your power to avoid...
Regardless of the season, preventative tree car is always majorly important. However, probably the most important stage is early spring pruning. Before the buds have even opened, and while your tree is still in the hibernation stage, a good and thorough pruning can...
A tree under stress will suffer a shortened lifespan. It can be allowed to decay and die, or it can be removed. How can homeowners note signs of a tree’s shortened lifespan, as displayed by indications that it is under stress? Indicators of stress, as displayed by...
The thought of calling an arborist, in order to handle some tree-care, might seem like an unneeded expense. Yet there are several ways that a homeowner can benefit by making an investment in the plants that add value to the same homeowner’s property. There are two...
A homeowner that feels proud of his or her yard should make those acts that serve to protect a young tree part of his or her daily routine. After all, none of them demands lots of effort. In fact, each of them adds to the homeowner’s excuses for spending more time in...
A landscaping expert appreciates the extent to which trees increase the value of a residential property. Yet a tree’s true value gets diminished, if the selected member of the plant kingdom does not fill the homeowner’s needs. By the same token, a tree’s value can...
It is fascinating, how trees can grow so fast, so big, and yet we never really notice their slow increase in height. The thick trunks and sprawling canopies can be beautiful to look at, but eventually, they can also become a danger when branches start approaching...
Pruning for the sake of safety and the tree's health is one thing, but what about removing all of the tree's branches? Well, for one, you would severely threaten the tree's structural integrity and overall health, so you should definitely not do that. But what if you...