How to Care for Fruit Trees in the Summer

Summer is here and fruit trees in your yard probably have abundant new growth and the fruits are sizing up nicely. At this time of year, it is imperative that you keep up with fruit tree care in San...

A Bite Bigger than the Bark

Bark beetles are small insects, but don’t let their size fool you.

The strong jaws of these beetles chew and create a buckshot pattern of holes on the bark surface of infested branches or trunks of trees, causing...

A Sucker is Born...

Epicormic sprouts, also known as "suckers" or "water sprouts," are a growth that appears from dormant buds on an existing tree branch or trunk. 

A tree of nearly any size can break out heavily in epicormic sprouts....

Periodically, agriculture and forestry experts in Nevada, Utah and California express concerns about potential infestations of the small, hauntingly beautiful White Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis) that can destroy entire groves of aspen,...

Are you interested in testing your tree-teligence? Take our tree-knowledge quiz below and see how you do! 

Each question is multiple choice; scroll down for the answers. We designed this quiz for laypersons, but we have published a quiz...

Like many other facets of the natural world, trees are the subject of innumerable myths and misunderstandings. As professional arborists, our job is to help separate fact from fiction, thereby allowing our clients and readers to better care...

Not so long ago, arborists and other tree professionals would coat fresh pruning cuts with a latex- or petroleum-based paint. The goal was to prevent the advancement of decay, which could ultimately kill the recently pruned tree. However, one...

Urban trees must cope with a constant parade of assaults. They live amid polluted air, grow in confined areas and suffer scars from delinquents and ne’er-do-wells. However, these damaging deeds pale in comparison to the primary threat facing...

DRAFT

Today, we wanted to talk about an avoidable, but all too common, threat to your trees: girdling. Girdling occurs when something wraps around a tree branch or trunk, and causes damage to the tree’s vascular tissue. Severe girdling damage...

We are pleased to announce that on June 16, 2015, Arborist Now received accreditation from the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA). But what, exactly, does that mean?

The Basics

The Tree Care Industry Association is a trade...