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Tree Health Care Using Microinjection Technology


Tree Care
More and more landscape contractors are adding tree care to their services. If you are thinking of offering this service, the best way to begin with no investment in eauipment, sprayers, etc.    More
 
Monday, October 1, 2001 Dr. Terry A. Tattar

If These Trees Could Talk


Tree Care
If trees could talk, it would sure take all the guesswork out of the equation. However, if you know what to look for, ailing trees can speak volumes. Some deficiencies, like chlorosis, are obvious, but other systemic problems are more subtle.   More
 
Tuesday, May 1, 2001 Lana Robinson

If These Trees Could Talk


Tree Care
When the word ?scandal? comes up at a dinner party, two geographical locations on opposite sides of the country immediately come to mind: Hollywood, California and Washington, DC.    More
 
Tuesday, May 1, 2001 Phillip Meeks

Beetle Attack


Tree Care
We have met the enemy, and it is a bug ? the Asian long-horned beetle. It?s really pretty discreet, only an inch-and-a-quarter long in adulthood, but this same trait that makes the beetle so inconspicuous is also what makes it such a guerrilla.    More
 
Sunday, April 1, 2001 Phillip Meeks

Trees Enhance the Landscape


Tree Care
Trees have always been a vital part of the landscape. Today, they?re especially valuable as more asphalt and concrete is laid and public concern over environmental issues rises.    More
 
Thursday, March 1, 2001 Tracy Powell

Avoid Pitfalls That Damage and Kill Trees


Tree Care
As the demand for landscaping continues to grow and expand, contractors are looking for new and better ways to serve their clients.    More
 
Monday, May 1, 2000 Marty Shaw

Trees Need To Feed Too


Tree Care
They?re big, they?re beautiful, and they?re an untapped profit center for many landscape professionals--they?re trees. And the best thing is, if there aren?t any trees already on a property, including them in the overall design by transplanting is an easy sell.    More
 
Saturday, April 1, 2000 Tracy Powell

Preserving Trees


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There are trees in China that are hundreds of years old. When I traveled through Europe, I also found trees that were very old.    More
 
Tuesday, September 1, 1998 DENNE GOLDSTEIN

A Cut Above - Pruning Trees Landscape Style


Tree Care
These kids today get no discipline. They do what they want, when they want, and they dont care whos watching. As a result, many of them are doomed to spend their adult lives confined, either physically or emotionally.   More
 
Tuesday, November 30, 1999 Phillip Meeks

Planning Individual Tree Care


Tree Care
Considering the insurance value of trees and other significant landscape plants, every facility with sizable landscaping should have both an "as-built" landscape plans of the property and a tree inventory.    More
 
Tuesday, November 30, 1999