Tree Care

Patience is a virtue – unless it is misinformed or stupid. Like waiting 15 years for a boyfriend to propose marriage to you. In retrospect, that’s how I was treating my pear tree. It had hardly grown in the 15 years since I had planted it. The few pears it did produce rarely ripened. I […]

If high winds are in the forecast, its not long until the calls roll in from folks wanting to know why their tree blew over. It’s the most common arborist consultation work I perform. There are many reasons why an ornamental tree falls, but I’m going to focus on the most common and preventable reasons. […]

Lessons on Spring Planting from a Dead Fruit Tree

How to Prevent Your Tree From Falling Over