Soil compaction and tree health
Soil compaction can be devastating to trees. An ideal soil for root growth and development is about 50% pore space. These pores, the spaces between soil particles, [...]
Soil compaction can be devastating to trees. An ideal soil for root growth and development is about 50% pore space. These pores, the spaces between soil particles, [...]
Treatment options to strengthen decay cavities or hollows are limited. Past practices involved removing the decayed wood and filling the cavity with various rigid fillers. Currently, [...]
Treatment options to strengthen decay cavities or hollows are limited. Past practices involved removing the decayed wood and filling the cavity with various rigid fillers. [...]
Although arborists have tools available to measure how much sound and decayed wood is present in a tree, it is often less clear how much decay a [...]
When Appalachian Tree Service is called to look at a property, sometimes a tree will still have green leaves and the client assumes it is healthy. In [...]
This is definitely not a simple question and research can be conflicting. In many parts of the world pruning is done throughout the year. When making a [...]
Because each cut has the potential to change the growth of a tree, no branch should be removed without first establishing clearly defined objectives. Several pruning [...]
Why Leaves Change Every autumn we revel in the beauty of the fall colors. The mixture of red, purple, orange and yellow is the result [...]
Arboriculture ( /ˈɑrbərɨkʌltʃər/) is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. It is both a practice and a science. The science of arboriculture studies [...]
Today Appalachian Tree Service was called out to look at a cherry tree that seemed to not be doing well and the homeowner was very concerned that [...]