A Beginner’s Guide to Tree Pruning and Trimming
By Emma Grant Landscaping plays an important role in maintaining your property, as well as adding value to it. ItContinue Reading
Category: Trees
When Suckers Appear at the Base of a Tree
If you see a profusion of sprouts (suckers) at the base of a tree, it can mean nothing at allContinue Reading
When Tree Shopping, Size Surprises
WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING A TREE, LITTLE ONES BEAT BIG ONES HANDS DOWN By Paul Hetzler As a tallContinue Reading
Tree Thoughts: Plan for a Better Spring
By Paul Hetzler Looking for a way to enhance property value, save energy costs, boost mental health and help theContinue Reading
The 2022 SMA Urban Tree of the Year: Musclewood
By Michelle Sutton, City Trees Editor Photos by Michelle Sutton except where noted Each fall, members of the Society ofContinue Reading
Tree Wounds Compartimentalize Rather Than Heal
By Larry Hodgson When a tree loses a branch, usually the wound covers over with fresh bark and gardeners usuallyContinue Reading
7 Tips on Controlling Tree Roots in the Vegetable Garden
By Larry Hodgson It’s never a wise decision to place a vegetable garden near a tree, because its roots willContinue Reading
Why Are All the Neighborhood Birches Dying?
By Larry Hodgson Question: I would like to know what has been going on in recent years with white birches. WeContinue Reading
Don’t Strangle Your Tree!
By Larry Hodgson One of the damages professional arborists see the most frequently on trees is strangulation (girdling). Someone longContinue Reading
Beautiful Flowers, Wrong Season
By Larry Hodgson Question: My magnolia is blooming again in the middle of summer! There must be at least twenty newContinue Reading