Tree Care Archive

  • A while back we worked on a very large California Pepper Tree that was growing up right next to a house and posed some risk. The trunks on most large […]

    Reducing the Risk of a Large Tree

    A while back we worked on a very large California Pepper Tree that was growing up right next to a house and posed some risk. The trunks on most large […]

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  •   My lemon tree has new leaf buds coming out from the main trunk and a few of the major branches. I certainly hope that some of the smaller branches […]

    Time to Get Frost-Damaged the Citrus Trimmed!

      My lemon tree has new leaf buds coming out from the main trunk and a few of the major branches. I certainly hope that some of the smaller branches […]

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  • I was looking at my Screwbean Mesquite (Prosopis pubescens) today and noticed some desert mistletoe(Phoradendron californicum) seeds sitting on some of the horizontal branches and in forks. I immediately started rubbing them […]

    Mistletoe Seeds Sprouting!

    I was looking at my Screwbean Mesquite (Prosopis pubescens) today and noticed some desert mistletoe(Phoradendron californicum) seeds sitting on some of the horizontal branches and in forks. I immediately started rubbing them […]

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  • Improper irrigation of desert adapted trees can cause their premature death!  On the diagram above I had tried to draw out how we would recommend that you drip irrigate a large […]

    Irrigation for Desert Adapted Trees

    Improper irrigation of desert adapted trees can cause their premature death!  On the diagram above I had tried to draw out how we would recommend that you drip irrigate a large […]

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  • We got a call from an HOA in Scottsdale that a large Blue Palo Verde had tipped over something during the weekend and we needed to clean it up. We […]

    Why Did This Tree Topple?

    We got a call from an HOA in Scottsdale that a large Blue Palo Verde had tipped over something during the weekend and we needed to clean it up. We […]

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  • Just a quick post about the many frost-damaged trees. What can you do about them? Best to be patient a little longer! This winter has been unusual in that we […]

    What to do about frost-damaged trees?

    Just a quick post about the many frost-damaged trees. What can you do about them? Best to be patient a little longer! This winter has been unusual in that we […]

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  • Sorry to yell, but we have been running into a lot of trees lately that were planted too deep! Most of these trees were installed by very “reputable” nurseries and landscapers […]

    HEY LANDSCAPERS, WOULD YOU STOP PLANTING THESE TREE SO DEEP!!!

    Sorry to yell, but we have been running into a lot of trees lately that were planted too deep! Most of these trees were installed by very “reputable” nurseries and landscapers […]

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  • We’ve just finished a week of working in north Scottsdale for a Homeowners Association trimming and cleaning mistletoe from trees. Our first time through the property last May was described in […]

    Scottsdale Observations

    We’ve just finished a week of working in north Scottsdale for a Homeowners Association trimming and cleaning mistletoe from trees. Our first time through the property last May was described in […]

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  • We were pruning an Arizona Ash (Fraxinus velutina) the other day to remove mistletoe. One of my workers came over to me with a piece of the normal “Christmas” mistletoe […]

    Mistletoe, on Mistletoe!?

    We were pruning an Arizona Ash (Fraxinus velutina) the other day to remove mistletoe. One of my workers came over to me with a piece of the normal “Christmas” mistletoe […]

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  • Pollarding is defined in the ISA Arborist’s CertificationStudy Guide as “A training system that involves severe heading the first year, and sprout removal annually or every few years to keep large-growing […]

    Pruning Pollarded Mulberries

    Pollarding is defined in the ISA Arborist’s CertificationStudy Guide as “A training system that involves severe heading the first year, and sprout removal annually or every few years to keep large-growing […]

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