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Tree Health, Diagnosis, and Plant Health Care (16)
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In this blog, our team of certified arborists have collaborated to bring you everything you need to know about xylem embolisms and how you can prevent them!
Tree flagging is a natural “flag” warning you that something is wrong. Learn how pests, drought, damage, and disease cause tree flagging.
In this blog, we delve into the arboriculture industry's famed idiom ‘widow-maker’. Its origins and how to identify one in your own yard.
Check out this blog to learn what an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist is, how the credential is earned, and why it matters when choosing a tree care expert.
This clean-up crew gets a bad rap due to their unfortunate name. Read this to learn more about their Entomoligy, and why we should consider keeping them around!
Finding deadwood in your tree may feel concerning, but it is not always a sign the tree is unhealthy! Read this blog to learn the ins and outs of deadwood.
In this blog, we delve into the doomed nature of this cactus and shine a light on potential corporate greed in the house plant industry...
In this installment of Freaky Friday, we explore the interesting life of the Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, its clumsy nature, stinky defense, and large appetite.
Blog 5 in our Arborist Observation series. In this blog, we delve into our experience with Bacterial Wetwood or "slime flux" in our Greater Houston Service area.
In this week's installment of freaky Friday, we are talking about the interesting, and not formally named, physiological phenomenon of soapy trees…
This blog answers our most common question regarding our biostimulant and dives into how these treatments support the soil web and tree health under the surface.
Blog 4 in our Arborist Observation series. In this blog, we delve into our experience with the Black Twig Borer in our Greater Houston Service area.
Before choosing the cheapest tree service, learn how proper pruning, insurance, training, safety practices, and arborist expertise protect your trees and property!
Even the professionals can sometimes be 'stumped.' Check out this week's blog, where we discuss how we came to a diagnosis at family dinner!
Having 6 ISA Certified Arborists and 8 more team members on track for certification, we are actively building one of the most highly educated arborist teams in the country.
This is blog 2 covering the toxic allelopathic relationship between trees and grasses. In this blog, we focus on trees in distress and how that affects things.
This blog covers 3 real accounts given by our arborists, detailing real tree murders they’ve witnessed. Reader discretion advised.
Brown rot, white rot, and soft rot explained by a Certified Arborist. In this Blog, learn how decay affects trees, risk, targets, and when removal may be necessary.
A practical guide to choosing the right backyard tree for a swing and installing it in a way that protects long-term tree health.
What does it really take to become an expert? Explore the 10,000 hour rule and how decades of experience shape the skill and judgment of a professional arborist.
Learn how to select quality nursery trees and plant them the right way to improve survival, long-term growth, and lasting value in your landscape.
