Tree Blog
What to Do if a Storm Damaged your Tree
What to Do if a Storm Damaged your Tree Every year there are heart-wrenching stories across the country of people who were injured or killed by falling trees and branches. Most of the time these trees were weakened or damaged by storms. Though less devastating than...
Managing Emerald Ash Borer:
So all of us in the greater Cincinnati area have heard or lost an ash tree. Here is a decision guide on how to manage Emerald Ash Borer: Check out the Diagram:Gerrein Green is a NKY Tree Care company founded by Tony Gerrein. The company specializes in Tree Removal,...
Drought & Trees
Under-watering and over-watering Applying the proper amount of water is important to tree and shrub health. Under-watering causes a decline in the growth and health of trees and shrubs. Over-watering is wasteful and can be just as harmful to tree and shrub health as...
Young Trees Need Specific Pruning
Intentional and simple pruning during the first 5 to 10 years of most new planted landscape trees will guarantee improved strength and reduce risk of failure. One of the most obvious and overlooked pruning strategy is to keep the lower branches clear of being struck...
TOPPING TREES IS WRONG
All trees have very unique structural characteristics which serve to provide the tree with the best possible chance of obtaining sunlight. A tree, grown wild, in a forest will develop a very different form from a tree placed in the middle of a suburban front yard....