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

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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

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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

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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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Stratford Tree are ISA Certified Arborists and an Environmental Management Specialist with offices in Montana and Florida, and we offer a full range of services to manage trees of all sizes in both urban and silvicultural landscapes.