Plant Health Care

Protecting Trees on Construction Sites

Landowners and developers often have desirable trees that will add value to a new development. Protecting healthy trees on construction sites will raise property values and make the site more attractive and likely easier to sell or market. Removing or damaging a tree during construction means that value is lost. [...]

Tree Risk Assessments Help Minimize Storm Damage Potential

Unless you haven’t left your home for the past month, this announcement will come as no surprise: Spring / summer storms have arrived. With much of the St. Louis area still recovering from the recent flooding that left many riverfront communities under water, it is past time to begin considering [...]

Unseasonable Weather: The Problems for Early Budding Trees

Temperature fluctuations ranging from the 60’s and 70’s down to the teens created many issues for budding trees during the last few months. While you were likely enjoying the mild winter, your trees may not have been so lucky. You might have noticed many trees beginning to bud and flower [...]

Should You Treat or Remove Your Ash Tree with EAB?

The Midwest currently faces a very real threat to a large portion of its public and private trees. An invasive and exotic pest known as Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has already infested many ash trees and will soon infest all untreated ash if left untreated. EAB is a very serious [...]

Invasive Species Alert: The Emerald Ash Borer

The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive species of beetle that was accidentally introduced to the United States in 2002 near Detroit Michigan. This beetle primarily feeds on the leaves and bark of ash trees, causing extensive damage and tree death. The Emerald Ash Borer is Widespread EAB can [...]