Tree Blog
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....