Industry News

How to Plant Your Trees

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:41:29 GMT

Get instructions based on the kind of tree you’re going to plant. Look at the root configuration to determine the best planting process.

Oh, Christmas tree … now what do I do with thee?

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:12:38 GMT

Dried-out Christmas trees are a fire danger and should not be left in the home or garage, or placed outside against the home, said Karen Stafford, Texas A&M Forest Service Fire Prevention Program coordinator based in Lufkin.

The Tree Care Industry and COVID-19

Wed, 27 May 2020 20:27:38 GMT

As we reach the next step in the COVID-19 pandemic and some states move to reopen, check out these resources from the Tree Care Industry Association.

A Tree Grows in — Well, You Don’t Want to Know

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:00:45 GMT

REDDING, Calif. — If you have traveled along the roads, street and highways, chances are

you have come across trees and limbs that have either broken off or uprooted from the ground due to the recent heavy wind, rain, and snow that has plagued the Northstate from the winter weather.

Prior to the snow storm a few weeks ago, thousands of tree limbs have affected the roadway and has been cleared off however, tree limbs can potentially fall anytime. Redding Utility and tree cutting service company called NorCal Tree Expert were out on Monday answering to call services. Eric Jablonowski, owner of NorCal tree Expert said there are telling signs that indicated a tree limb or tree may fall.

Tree trimmers explain how to prevent limb breakage

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 03:06:27 GMT

Oklahoma City, Okla — The weight from snow and ice accumulation might make your trees

sag, which could cause them to break.

Some tree experts say it's best to get the ice off of those trees, but be careful while doing it. You may need professional help.

Robert Sverduk, the owner of Bull’s Tree Service told Fox 25, "What is going on here, when you have trees here in the city where they don't actually belong - they belong in the forest - they have neighbors all around them so they're not able to reach out, but here in the city where there's a lot of space, they continue to reach out further and further."

Out on a limb

Fri, 4 May 2018 16:29:57 GMT

Jamie Schlittenhart picks out a particularly tall and robust silver maple from the urban forest known as Hawthorne Park and quickly gets to work.

Channeling his inner Spider-Man, the professional arboriculturist sends up a guide rope, then he quickly and systematically anchors one end of the rope to the tree’s base and attaches himself to the other.

Within moments, he’s using his legs to ascend the rope, almost like he’s riding a unicycle in the air, before he stops 50 feet above the ground.

Pruning olive trees is a balance of art, lore and science

Wed, 2 May 2018 16:45:56 GMT

TORRETTA, Sicily (AP) — Watching Giovanni Caruso prune an olive tree is like observing a mountain climber decide how to reach the next hand-grip in a cliff. He chooses his path with deliberation. He even wears a helmet.

With a set of newfangled tools and theories, this 35-year-old Sicilian biologist and self-made pruning expert is working on his first commercial project to introduce the central Italian technique known as the “polyconic vase” into Sicily’s often remote and overgrown olive groves. This method seeks to sculpt a tree into separate cone-shaped sides, thus producing more olives that are easier to pick.

“The cone’s geometric shape allows the most branches to be exposed to the sun,” Caruso said.

On Nature column: Use care with tree pruning

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:26:01 GMT

Trees and shrubs are now emerging from their dormant winter state and may require attention before the growing season gets into full swing.

However, done improperly, trimming and pruning can result in the disfigurement and premature death of an otherwise healthy tree. Hardwoods like oak, hickory and sugar maple should be minimally pruned, if at all. Any tall-growing tree, including tulip and sycamore, should not be planted near roads, sewer lines, sidewalks, buildings or power lines. Choosing the right tree for the right space can eliminate or reduce costly remedies later.

Gardening: How to help newly planted trees get a jump on growing

Mon, 2 Apr 2018 15:26:30 GMT

Newly planted trees need a steady supply of water and this reality presents a special challenge when the trees in question are planted in parkways along city streets.

In Los Angeles, the concrete parkway sidewalks and asphalt streets that border or surround such trees reflect light and radiate heat onto the freshly planted trees, causing them considerable heat stress. It appears, however, that a solution for this dilemma is at hand.

Just the other day, driving west on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana, as I approached Reseda Boulevard, I noticed brown plastic doughnuts encircling young parkway trees to my right. Upon closer inspection, I saw that “treepans.com” was stamped on the doughnuts.

New Year's resolutions for your trees

Sun, 7 Jan 2018 15:09:21 GMT

by Eric Hoyer, RCA #482

As I do at the beginning of each year, I ask my readers to make New Year’s resolutions regarding their trees. Some of these are redundant from previous years, but I believe they are important enough to repeat, particularly number one below.

1. I resolve not to murder my crape myrtle. I realize I put this in last year’s article, but continued crape myrtle abuse warrants my repetition. I continually see crape myrtles cut back to six or eight feet in height with nothing but a trunk and stubs for limbs. I don’t get it. Why would you do that to a perfectly good tree?