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Reducing the Risk of a Large Tree
Posted on March 24, 2011 | No CommentsA 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 […] -
Time to Get Frost-Damaged the Citrus Trimmed!
Posted on March 16, 2011 | No CommentsMy 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 […] -
Mistletoe Seeds Sprouting!
Posted on March 2, 2011 | No CommentsI 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 […] -
Irrigation for Desert Adapted Trees
Posted on March 1, 2011 | No CommentsImproper 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 […] -
Why Did This Tree Topple?
Posted on February 28, 2011 | No CommentsWe 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 […] -
What to do about frost-damaged trees?
Posted on February 25, 2011 | 6 CommentsJust 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 […] -
HEY LANDSCAPERS, WOULD YOU STOP PLANTING THESE TREE SO DEEP!!!
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No CommentsSorry 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 […] -
Scottsdale Observations
Posted on February 2, 2011 | No CommentsWe’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 […] -
Mistletoe, on Mistletoe!?
Posted on January 25, 2011 | No CommentsWe 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 […] -
Pruning Pollarded Mulberries
Posted on January 18, 2011 | 2 CommentsPollarding 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 […]