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Tree Spotlight: Queen Palm
Queen palms are one of the most cold hardy and popular ornamental palms worldwide. With its gracefully arching and feathery leaves, it's easy to see why. However, the delicate flowers turn in massive [...]
Why Does My Tree Have Bark Cracks? And What Should I Do?
Bark Cracks on Trees Bark cracks can form on many trees for many reasons, but are most common on young and thin-barked species, like ash, maple, purple locust, and fruit trees. Possible causes are: 1. Sunburn [...]
How to Fix Common Soil Problems
The Scoop on Soil Did you know that poor soils cause 90% of tree health issues? Without good soil, trees have difficulty obtaining water, nutrients, support, and oxygen - yes, roots need to breathe! This [...]
Pest Spotlight: Adelgids
PEST TYPE Piercing-sucking insect (many species) Related to aphids COMMONLY AFFECTED TREE SPECIES Conifers Douglas fir Hemlock Larch Pine Spruce DAMAGE/ SYMPTOMS Galls, swollen twigs. White, cottony tufts on bark, branches, needles, cones. [...]
When is the right time to prune your palms?
Did you know that there is an optimal time to prune your palms? When palms are pruned at the right time annually, you can actually SAVE money on pruning costs. Palms produce new fronds every year [...]
Pruning DO’s and DONT’s
Why Prune or Trim Trees? Trees in the landscape require a little TLC to maintain health, safety, and beauty. Pruning or trimming is a common tree care practice. However, bad pruning hurts trees instead of [...]
3 Types of Tree Flowers: How Trees Make More Trees
Chances are you've admired a colorful tree in bloom. Or maybe you've sneezed at blooming pine cones. Or remember that time you stepped on mushy tree fruits? Despite our interactions with flowers, cones, and fruits, [...]
Tree Spotlight: Empress Tree
The empress tree, also called princess tree and foxglove tree, is well known for its profuse spring bloom. It produces purple, foxglove-like flowers with a scent reminiscent of vanilla. The leaves are sometimes [...]