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Heartbreakers…
This article is in NO way to dissuade you from your future planting plans, BUT… As a professional arborist, I…
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Stem Injuries Continued…
Injuries come in many flavors, but the damage they wreak is the same. Everything under the sun, including the sun,…
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The Sudden Stop
As you may have heard, I hit the dirt (literally) a few weeks ago. Truth be told, I was showing…
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Snowmageddon 2025
This year’s snowfall appears to be the heaviest I’ve seen here in 20 plus years. It took a heavy toll…
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Tough Trees…
The number 1 toughest native tree locally would have to be, in my experience as an arborist, is the mighty…
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Crappy Heavy Clay Soil
As you read this, right now is a special time for our local trees. After the long work session of…
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Oaks in a nutshell…
If you haven’t noticed, I have a passion for, or better yet, an obsession for oaks. Oaks are a fixture…
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The Clock is Ticking…
As a tree ages, the amount of damage it can endure diminishes, just like me, I guess. Radical changes, be…
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Hit the Brakes…
I was recently contacted by a homeowner to price the removal of a half-dozen Leyland cypress trees. I think I…
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Second Owner
Unless you plant a tree from seed, such as an acorn, samara, or pine nut for example, you will be…
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New Dog, Old Tricks
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Depends on the dog, I guess… One thing I have…
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Fault By Design…
The best template for a planting plan in your landscape may just be as far away as the wild forests…
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Tree Tune-Ups
Taking your car to a reputable mechanic for periodic maintenance is probably the best insurance to a happy life of…
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The Route of Roots…
Anyone that gives you a definitive description of the layout of your tree’s roots is either lying, or guessing. Until…
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Basket of Luck…
A lifelong buddy and lifelong tree guy in California recently sent me a picture of a Ponderosa pine that had…
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It All Depends…
Yet another mid-winter week or so spent traveling east across Nevada and Utah on I-80 reminds me of how much…
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