Preparing Your Trees for Winter Friday, November 4th 2011 Trees can be badly damaged during severe winter storms. Trees are biologically engineered to adjust to most of the things that "Mother Nature" dishes up. Read More So You Have A Storm Damaged Tree- Now What? Tuesday, January 4th 2011 It happens far too often. You intended to get that branch that tree trimmed up, the crown reduced or have the interior of the tree pruned so it didn’t have as much volatility in a storm (so important with Bradford Pear trees) but you just never made the call to the tree care company and your you have a storm damaged tree. Read More Downed Tree Removal The List You Need To Keep Handy Tuesday, January 4th 2011 The sirens have finally shut off & the winds have died down & Mother Nature has taken quite a toll on your home & yard. You go outside to assess the damage & you notice that one of your trees is down. Read More Emergency Tree Removal Service Tuesday, January 4th 2011 A huge storm just rolled through your area leaving in its wake downed trees & power lines. Now what do you do in order to get your life back to “normal” as soon as possible? Your first call should be to emergency phone line of your power company if live lines are lying on the ground. Read More 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next		Thousand Cankers Disease Monday, April 12th 2010 Missouri Thousand Cankers Disease State Exterior Quarantine (Please be aware that there is a threat to walnut trees. Please call your local tree professional or the Missouri Dept. of Conservation if you see any unusual decline in your walnut trees so that they can be evaluated.) Collin Wamsley, State Entomologist, announces effective Monday, April 12, 2010 thru January 19, 2011 an emergency rule on Missouri Thousand Cankers Disease. "We hope this is one of many steps that will help protect Missouri's black walnut resource. A permanent rule is ongoing. Let me know if you have questions, comments or concerns. Collin can be contacted at phone 573.751.5505/5507 or email at Collin.Wamsley@mda.mo.gov Meanwhile, the U.S. Forest Service is leading the development of a National Response Framework for Thousand Cankers Disease on Walnut, which has significant involvement from Missouri. Also, tremendous efforts are underway in the research arena in pheromone development for survey, treatment options, resistant germplasm identification, and much more." Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) is a pest complex that is causing mortality in walnut in many western states. It is caused by the walnut twig beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis) and an associated fungus (Geosmithia sp. nov.). Black walnut (Juglans nigra) is highly susceptible to this disease, but TCD has not yet been found in the native range of black walnut. For more information visit the website http://mda.mo.gov/plants/pests/thousandcankers.php Following is a copy of the Emergency Rule on Thousand Cankers Disease of Walnut