Tag: trees
Multi Trunk Trees Seem Natural
UNITED STATES—For several years in the late 1960 and early 1970s, European white birch were trendy. Most lived in ubiquitous groups of three. Where...
Arborists Maintain The Big Trees
UNITED STATES—The trees know what time of year it is. Even evergreen trees have shed some of their older foliage through late summer. Deciduous...
Arborists Are Modern Tree Surgeons
UNITED STATES—The terminology has certainly changed over the years. Not many of us remember what tree surgeons were, or that there were actually a...
Money Does Not Grow On Trees
UNITED STATES—It’s a firm belief that as soon as you get it disappears into thin air. You might have an idea what I’m referring...
Vines For Better Or Worse
UNITED STATES—Vines in the wild are downright exploitative. They do not support their own weight, so instead climb or sprawl over shrubbery and trees....
Spontaneous Limb Failure Is Real
UNITED STATES—It sounds like science fiction, but it is not. Every spring and during particular summer weather, limbs can fall from trees without warning,...
Mighty Oaks From Little Acorns
UNITED STATES—Oak, which might seem to be obvious to many of us, was identified by the Arbor Day Foundation as the People's Choice for...
Secret Lives Of Christmas Trees
People really stress out over Christmas trees. Some do not want a cut Christmas tree because it involves killing the tree. Some do not...
Arborists Are Very Specialized Horticulturists
UNITED STATES—The first storm of the year has a way of reminding us if our trees need attention. Whether they need to be worked...
Overgrown Shrubbery Becomes Small Trees
UNITED STATES—Those of us with 'maintenance gardeners' are likely aware of how rare it is to find someone who knows how to maintain hedges...