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Yellowing Trees: What is Chlorosis and What Should I Do Next?

Have you noticed the leaves on your trees turning yellow and wondered what's causing it? This common issue, known as chlorosis, can affect the health and appearance of your trees. Chlorosis occurs when leaves produce insufficient chlorophyll, leading to a yellow appearance. If you’re dealing with chlorosis, it’s important to understand the reasons behind it, how to identify it and effective ways to treat and prevent it, ensuring your trees stay vibrant and healthy.

07.29.2024

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Yellowing Trees: What is Chlorosis and What Should I Do Next?

Have you noticed the leaves on your trees turning yellow and wondered what's causing it? This common issue, known as chlorosis, can affect the health and appearance of your trees. Chlorosis occurs when leaves produce insufficient chlorophyll, leading to a yellow appearance. If you’re dealing with chlorosis, it’s important to understand the reasons behind it, how to identify it and effective ways to treat and prevent it, ensuring your trees stay vibrant and healthy.

07.29.2024

Understanding and Managing Early Spring Tree Diseases

Spring’s arrival signifies a pivotal period for property owners, homeowners’ associations, office parks, and educational institutions to focus on their trees and landscape plants. The rise in temperature and humidity during this season can catalyze the growth of various fungal diseases, posing a risk to not only the visual appeal of our landscaping plants but also the vitality of trees. Early identification and intervention of these diseases can mitigate extensive damage and promote the lifespan of our trees.

05.01.2024

Everything You Need to Know About Stump Grinding vs. Stump Removal

Stumps from downed, decayed or dead trees and shrubs can be both an eyesore and a safety hazard in your yard. Removing or grinding down a stump can make it easier to mow the lawn and reduces the chances of someone tripping over it or kids running into it during play. Grinding down a stump after a tree or shrub has been removed can also help to prevent the growth of new trees from sprouting around the stump, as well as remove a habitat for pests and diseases. In some cases, getting rid of a stump is necessary to make room for new landscaping or construction projects, so it is important to consider all these factors when deciding the best way to handle a stump on your property.

09.18.2023

How Rain and Moisture Can Adversely Affect Tree Health — And What to Do About It

April showers bring May flowers — but what do they do for trees? While a little bit of rain can help parched trees thrive, too much water can adversely affect tree health. In fact, many trees and other landscape plants do not like to have “wet feet.” As any homeowner will attest, trees are an important part of a beautiful — and functional — landscape. Not only do they provide aesthetic value, but they also function as a windbreak, provide oxygen and habitat for many species, and help hold soil in place.

05.22.2023

Spring Landscaping Checklist for Tree Care

When the weather starts to warm up in the spring, many homeowners begin to think about yard care. However, the problem is that most homeowners tend to focus only on spring lawn care, rather than taking a holistic approach to prepare their entire landscape for the growing season. As a result, they often neglect their trees and fail to ensure they are healthy and robust for the year ahead.

03.30.2023

How to Protect Your Trees from Frost

Weather shifts can range from unexpected frosts in the late spring or early fall to unexpectedly warm weather during this period that can get trees growing before all chance of frost has passed.

01.20.2023

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