Tree Care Tips & Insights

Is my tree healthy?
This is one of the most asked questions when clients notice changes in a tree within their landscape. The health of a tree can be broadly defined as structural or physiological health. With broadleaf trees, somewhere in the region of 97% of the above-ground structure is comprised of dead material

Measuring the Health of Your Trees
Is My Tree Healthy and Safe? This is one of the commonly asked questions when we attend a client’s address to assess a tree that is experiencing problems. There are two elements to a tree’s health that we look at, physiological health and structural stability. Physiological health incorporates the vascular

Start at the top, not from the bottom
Trees naturally provide an ability to balance. When meeting clients to discuss problems or requirements for their trees, I first ask, ‘what do you want to achieve?’. I ask this to ensure pruning isn’t required to reduce the number of leaves on their driveway or gutters and remove the critical structure from

Rethinking Tree Placement to Balance the Environment
Tree Ordnance The development of City limits to provide space for more homes is a contentious subject addressed by advocates of both development and local environmental preservation groups during city council meetings. I have attended some sessions to understand issues from both sides better. With the world population expected to increase 50%
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