What is Fire Blight?
Fire blight is a destructive, highly infectious and widespread disease caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora.
How To Choose a Tree
Planting trees is an easy and effective way to beautify your property, provide shade in summer and wind protection in winter and enhance privacy all while increasing real estate values at the same time. Because there is so much variation in size, shape, growth habits and care requirements, the type [...]
Tree Care After A Construction Project
Provided that you have done everything possible to guard against damage to your trees during a construction project. You have taken steps to avoid excess soil compaction near the tree & you have not disturbed anything inside the drip line of the tree which is the critical root zone. With [...]
Tree Hazard Checklist
Tree Hazard Checklist Consider these questions… 1. Are there large dead branches in the tree? 2. Are there detached branches hanging in the tree?
Dieback & Decline
DIEBACK AND DECLINE Bruce R. Fraedrich, Ph. D., Plant Pathologist The term “dieback” technically refers to the progressive dying-back of shoots and branches from the tip downward, while the term decline refers to the progressive deterioration of an entire tree. These terms, however, are often used interchangeably to denote the [...]