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Tree Pruning. . .Keeping Your Feet on the Ground


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After a particularly rough winter in many parts of our country, Mother Nature has finally awakened from her long winter nap and spring is in full swing.    More
 
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Matt Thomas

Safeguarding Trees


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To most laymen, trees are just “there.” Year after year, they sprout leaves, set flowers and fruits, go dormant . . . and then repeat the cycle in the spring.    More
 
Monday, April 19, 2010 FREDERICK JERANT

Pruning Trees with Your Feet on the Ground


Tree Care
A landscape maintenance contractor has just finished work on a residential yard. The homeowner asks the contractor to take a look at one of her trees while he’s there. Several large branches are growing into an overhanging balcony and the owner wants the tree cut back a few feet.   More
 
Thursday, April 16, 2009 ELIZABETH LEXAU

Tree Care: Mycorrhizae Improves Tree Health


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THE SECRETS TO KEEPING A TREE healthy are proper feeding, adequate water, low stress, pest and disease treatments, when necessary, and occasional health checks, along with a good dose of sunshine.    More
 
Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Theres More to Tree Injections Than a Shot in the Bark


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In the 1930s, when William Arthur Roach was researching his pioneer study on “Plant Injection as a Physiological Method,” he reported that Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was, apparently, the first person who conducted systematic experiments with trees being injected with liquids.    More
 
Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Prunning Trees


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Of all the living creatures in the care of a landscape contractor, trees can be the most unforgiving. Much like a child, how they are disciplined in their youth will determine how they grow up.    More
 
Sunday, May 1, 2005

Whats Eating Your Trees?


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They’re a source of inspiration for all who gaze at their majesty. Poets have waxed philosophically, writers have pondered metaphorically -- artists study every bough, leaf and limb.    More
 
Friday, April 1, 2005 RICHARD LENTI

Tips for Maintaining Trees


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There is money in tree care. It isn’t your eyes playing tricks on you; those trees really can grow dollar bills. It’s common knowledge that trees can appreciate the value of a home by most clients are willing to pay to ensure that investment.   More
 
Tuesday, June 1, 2004 KEITH ROBERTS

Tree Care: A Secret Weapon .. . Mycorrhizae


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Weapon of choice There are all kinds of ?enemies? lurking about, ready to bring down a transplanted tree or stop another from growing.    More
 
Tuesday, June 1, 2004

Strong Roots Make Healthy Plants


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Nature is quite proficient growing plants by herself. Unfortunately, man stepped in and introduced a variety of environmental assaults to hinder that.    More
 
Saturday, May 1, 2004 THOMAS G. DOLAN