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Sonoran Tree Service Photos Used in Free Webinar!!
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No CommentsI just received a request from Tchukki Andersen, BCMA, CTSP and TCIA Staff Arborist, asking if she could use some of my photos from this post to illustrate some poor pruning techniques. […] -
Interesting Tree Irrigation and Planting Technique!
Posted on December 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsWe went out to a regular customer of ours the other day to do some trimming. When we arrived, I noticed that he had used a landscaper to plant some […] -
Examples of Improper Tree Pruning
Posted on November 19, 2011 | 23 CommentsI’ve been collecting some examples if improper tree pruning and it is time to share them with you! I’ll cover two main types of improper pruning in this article. The […] -
Terrible Wind in Sun City Grand Toppled and Mangled Lots of Trees!
Posted on August 4, 2011 | No CommentsI got a call last night from a client in Sun City Grand that said a strong thunderstorm with high winds and rain had just passed through. A tree that […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
All in a week’s work…
Posted on May 22, 2010 | No CommentsThat’s how we all felt after working 40 hours doing mistletoe control for a Homeowners Association in Scottsdale this week. It was hot, and the footing was treacherous in spots. […] -
A Nice Clump of Mistletoe!
Posted on May 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsWe’re going to be working all week in Scottsdale for a homeowners association doing mistletoe control. One of the board members found my previous post on mistletoe and started asking […] -
How NOT to Trim a Tree
Posted on March 30, 2010 | 2 CommentsThese pictures are pretty self-explanatory. We were called out to quote the removal of two large Eucalyptus trees (if we get the job I will definitely post pictures – it […]