Pruning a tree helps to encourage new growth and remove dead wood. Mistakes can be made during pruning that could lead to long-term harm of the tree. If you are planning to prune your trees, here are some of the most common mistakes to avoid. Cutting Off the Top When a tree grows too tall, trimming it is a way of reducing its overall size. However, the wrong trim could be damaging. Read More»
If you’re looking at buying a home with large, older trees in the yard, you need to take a very close look at those trees. The older and bigger a tree gets, the more opportunities fungi and other pathogens have to harm the tree, to the point of killing it. Trees like this need to be removed, which means you would either have to spend extra money on the tree removal or negotiate the removal as a covenant if you go ahead and buy the home. Read More»
Sometimes, having a tree cut down is necessary to protect your home, but it can also cause damage while the job is being done. This is why there are some precautions that you will want to make to ensure your home is safe during a tree removal project. If you want to ensure your home escapes a tree removal unscathed, here are some essential steps you will want to take to protect your property: Read More»
The Colorado blue spruce is a tall, classic-looking tree that was deemed noble enough to serve as the state tree in its namesake state. Colorado blue spruces are known for the blue-tinged needles that stay on year-round, though new needles join every spring, and for the bushy base that sits close to the ground. If you have a Colorado blue spruce in your yard or property, you want to put in the work to make sure the tree stays looking as beautifully bushy and healthy as possible. Read More»
If you’re removing a tree from your yard and are planning to have the stump removed, you’re making the right choice. Having a piece of rotting wood taking up space in your yard is not a good idea, and removing the stump lets you reuse the land as you see fit. However, it’s not as simple as removing the wood and adding more soil. Here are three things you need to look out for after you have a stump removed. Read More»
Tall, beautiful and majestic, oak trees make for a charming yard and landscape. Unfortunately, they have one major downfall – a disease known as oak wilt. This fungal infection can take a vigorous oak tree and cause it to deteriorate and die within just a year or two. So, if you have oak trees on your property, it pays to know a little about oak wilt and what you can do about it. Read More»
Nearby construction is one of the things that can cause extreme damage to a tree. Therefore, whether you are constructing a garage or expanding your house, you need to take precautions to preserve the life of your garden trees. Use these measures to ensure the construction doesn’t damage your greenery: Restrict Traffic around the Trees Trees need well-aerated soils to get adequate water and soil. The weight of pedestrians (such as construction workers) and construction equipment (such as excavators) can compact the soil beneath your trees and deny them soil and water. Read More»
Providing Aesthetic Appeal When it comes to curating a neighborhood’s aesthetics, often regulations are put in place that mandate particular types of trees or maintenance. This helps ensure landscapes maintain a certain visual quality that keep the neighborhood looking neat and attractive. Sometimes large trees can obscure views and are trimmed to prevent hindering the horizon. Office parks and shopping malls maintain a particular visual style through trimming their trees, which becomes a part of their brand’s image. Read More»
Structural pruning is a must if you want your young shade trees to grow to be balanced with a healthy framework of main branches. This type of pruning is generally reserved for deciduous trees and it is best done when the trees are young, usually beginning in the year of or the year following planting. Plan to complete structural pruning in late winter, when the trees are still dormant. The only exception is those that are high sap producers in spring, like birch and maples. Read More»
Tree trimming involves removing unwanted branches. However, it is not as simple as it sounds because you have to identify the right limbs to remove and still leave the tree healthy and strong. Also, only careful trimming will help you achieve your objective. This is why there are different forms of tree trimming such as these five: 1. Directional Trimming This is what you need if the tree if you don’t want branches on one side of the tree. Read More»