The small town of Moraga in Contra Costa County, has always been known for its delicious pears, particularly the Bartlett variant; so it’s not surprising that the town took the news of a regional ‘fire blight’ infestation last October very seriously. To curb the...
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Call San Jose Tree Service Arborists for Help in Tree Removal Dilemmas
The Cupertino City Council recently passed an ordinance amending the rules on tree removal in the city, Matt Wilson of the San Jose Mercury News reports. The resident or applicant has the option of paying an in-lieu fee only in cases where planting replacement...
San Jose Tree Care Requires More than Watering Cans and Fertilizer
Trees are a great addition to any property. They provide shade and they improve your home’s curb appeal; however, a lot of people expect trees to take care of themselves like they do in nature and just water them every now and then. Unfortunately, a tree on your lawn...
Little Off the Top: Palo Alto Tree Care Calls for Regular Pruning
One of the important parts of responsible tree care in Palo Alto is to regularly prune the trees on your property. Regular pruning can ensure that your tree will develop well and have a strong structure. Cutting off branches removes diseased and rotten parts that can...
Arborist in San Jose: How to Handle Tree Disputes with Your Neighbor
Neighbors can sometimes dispute on the silliest of things: Wi-Fi, loud music, garbage can placements—the list is practically endless. However, one thing that’s definitely not silly to argue about is trees on a property. When a tree branch goes beyond your home’s...
Palo Alto Tree Removal: Keep Your Property and Family Safe from Fire
Palo Alto literally means ‘tall tree’ in Spanish. As one of its longtime residents, you’ve made it your mission to keep up with the city’s name and protect the trees within your property. Then again, what if doing so has become more of a risk than a reward?...
Call on Palo Alto Tree Care Specialists to Protect Your Oaks from SOD
A recent report in Lake County News sadly confirms that Sudden Oak Death (SOD), which first reached nearly epidemic levels in the state in 2011, continues to plague many parts of California, particularly places near bodies of water like the Bay Area. “The 2014 Sudden...
Expert San Jose Tree Trimming Can Save Your Home From Forest Fires
Score two for California’s finest. Two huge wildfires in the state have been all but brought under control by state and federal fire crews. Totaling over 90,000 hectares, the fires that scorched huge areas of El Dorado and Klamath National Forests have been declared...
Regular Tree Service in San Jose Will Keep These Leafy Beings Healthy
The city of San Jose is abundant with trees. Whether planted in the streets by government employees, nurtured by private citizens in their own backyards or grown by Mother Nature herself, these wooden co-inhabitants of the city are not just making the landscape...
Tree Pruning in Palo Alto: Practices to Prepare Trees for Cold Months
Pruning is one of the most effective measures for keeping landscape trees healthy. However, when is the best time to prune? Hortmag.com writer Meghan Shinn offers a useful suggestion: Fall is a good time to prune your trees. Not only are trees dormant in the colder...
Tree Care in San Jose during Drought: Two Ways to Keep Trees Healthy
You don’t need to have a green thumb to know that trees need water to stay healthy. However, in Californian cities like San Jose, watering trees has become a challenge due to the current drought conditions. This task has become even more daunting since the city...
Safety First: When Braches Should be Lopped by an Arborist in San Jose
Having a beautiful tree on your property can substantially increase the curb appeal of your home, something you definitely want if you decide to sell your home in the future. Of course, this is the case only if the tree is taken care of properly. If a tree is...
Timber! Three Signs You Need to Call a Palo Alto Tree Removal Service
Timber!” The expression was popularized as a warning between lumberjacks that a tree is about to fall. Unfortunately, no one is likely to issue a verbal warning when a tree in the city or the suburbs is about to fall. This is exactly what happened in Fairfield, AL...
Palo Alto Tree Care Professionals: Tree Topping is a Horrible Idea
Local Palo Alto tree care pros like those from Bay Area Tree Specialists know very well about the widespread practice of tree topping, a practice that leads to the drastic cutting back of tree branches to stubs, mostly in mature trees. However, while it is done by a...
Tree Pruning Mistakes that Make San Jose Tree Trimming Pros Cringe
Thanks to the profusion of DIY TV shows and instruction manuals that tackle basically everything, a lot of people think they could do a many things on their own. One of the most common topics for DIY are tree trimming tasks—tasks that are better left to people like...