There are Arborists out there that still have a difficult time understanding tree health, so for the average homeowner, it can be mind boggling. I have mentioned in previous articles that when thinking about your trees, please understand that they are living organisms. Too many times they are treated as ornaments (objects). When you consider…
If you’ve recently had a tree chopped down, you may start to get the sense that there’s nothing left to do. After all, the entire tree has been chopped up and hauled away, never to pose another issue. That stump on the back lawn? You can worry about that some other time, right? Well, maybe…
If you have a lot of trees on your property, you may be curious about what you can do to make sure that they’re healthy and won’t need to be removed. If there’s been a sudden appearance of sick trees in your neighborhood, it’s important to take the threat seriously since it can quickly spread…
Three reasons tree pruning is a valuable asset to your property. Tree Health The health of your tree can depend as much as what is happening up in the crown as to what is going on in the soil below. Removing dead or dying branches is one way of stopping the spread of rot, pathogens…
Trees are the most valuable, important part of any landscape. They provide us with breathable air, shade on hot days, and shelter from weather events! However, sometimes there may be a tree in your landscape that has to be removed. Depending on the size of the tree, this could be something you or a member…
According to National Geographic, a single lightning bolt “can contain up to one billion volts of electricity.” When that kind of energy is surging through a tree, it’s no wonder lightning can do a lot of damage. Lighting can start fires, blow out windows, kill electrical equipment, and even fragment concrete. The damage caused by…
As a landscape appraiser, I can tell you that grass and flowers have no value, shade trees do and in fact immediately have a higher species rating which adds to your real-estate value. You can replace sod and flowers effortlessly, trees not so much if at all. Trees live longer and they increase in size…
Most people agree that trees are one of the most beautiful parts of nature. When a tree needs to be removed, however, the stump that is often left behind is not quite as easy on the eyes. In addition to this, stumps can often create other issues on the property itself. Stump removal is often…
Searching on the Web for a tree service, and using a Contractor service provider such as Angies list, Thumbtack, Homeadvisor, Homeguide and Yelp is at your own peril. These entities are marketing companies, marketing their clients who pay for this service for fees to get there name in front of you. These services cannot deliver…
If you are like many homeowners, you might enjoy the fact that you have a lawn of your own. However, all of the dreams that you had of having huge gardens and beautiful plants everywhere might have changed now that you have to take care of your landscaping. After all, even though a beautiful lawn…
