Arborist Now supports the growth and development of smart pruning practices that improve a tree’s appearance while ensuring safer outdoor spaces. We maintain the highest standards of workmanship, sound horticulture practices and...

Arborist Now is the best choice for tree preservation, tree preventative care, tree emergencies, and tree removal in the San Francisco and Bay Area. 

One of the most important aspects of developing a beautiful landscape is maintaining ...

Though it may seem simple, tree pruning is actually extremely complicated, technical and dangerous.

As a homeowner, you want your property to exemplify San Francisco’s deserved reputation for beautiful trees, such as the Cork Oak and Bailey’s...

You Never Know When Summer Storms Will Strike!

Though a severe summer storm cannot be stopped, you can take preventive steps to protect your trees from extensivedamage during another storm.

Is it Time for a House Call? 

Tree diseases and pests can make an unwanted appearance any time of the year. 

Protecting your Trees from Common Spring Pests

The warmer weather in early spring awakens those pesky pests that were dormant...

Lion’s tailing is the “gutting??? of a tree by removing a large number of the inner branches. The limbs of the tree look like a lion’s tail after pruning. The limbs will appear “long and slender??? with a “puff??? of foliage at the end, like...

A few days ago, we discussed the importance of selecting wind-tolerant tree species for those living in windswept areas (San Francisco and the Bay Area are particularly good examples, and not just because these areas are plagued by the aptly...

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...

Healthy trees are beautiful, ecologically important components of local habitats, but unhealthy trees represent a significant safety hazard. While it is impossible to determine exactly when or if a given tree will fail, several clues can indicate that a tree is at increased risk of dropping branches or falling over completely.

Arborists often have to fix the mistakes of amateurs before them. Here are the most common ways your trees may need to be fixed by a professional.