Newly emerging leaves on a red oak in the spring with male flowers This spring season has brought with it an abundance of oak flowers or “tassles”. I have noticed it on all of the oak species – live oak, post oak, blackjack oak, shumard (red) oak, etc. They all have a bumber crop of [...]
Arborist Articles
Pruning – “You Get What You Pay For”
March 18, 2011 by Scott
In our daily lives, we buy and sell many things. We all want value in these transactions and the old adage is still true - ”you get what you pay for”. This is true in almost every transaction and is true when it comes to choosing who will prune your trees. This picture is of two live oaks for [...]
Water – Trees can’t live without it, but it can kill them.
March 18, 2011 by Scott
We are having a dry spring so far and the trees need water as they begin the spring flush of growth. It would be a good idea to give the trees in your landscape a good soaking during this period of dry weather. This brings up the topic of proper irrigation (or watering) of the [...]
Is my Palm Tree dying?…part II
February 27, 2011 by Scott
Well, for the second year in a row, we’ve had very hard freezes. Last year (2010) we saw temperatures down to around 15 degrees and about 50% of the Mexican Fan Palms were taken out by the freeze. This year (2011) temperatures reached down to around 8 degrees and I’m afraid that any Fan Palms [...]
What is a tree worth to your home?
October 18, 2010 by Scott
Investing in tree care may seem like a discretionary expense that you really cannot afford. However, trees have a large economic impact on their owners and the communities in which they live: Trees reduce energy costs through shading of roof tops Trees add to to the market value of a property Trees add to our aesthetic enjoyment of [...]
Tree Care in Lewisville and Flower Mound – A bit of East Texas
April 10, 2010 by Scott
Pine trees are not native to the Lewisville area, yet they have been planted extensively and in some areas do quite well. Slash Pine and Loblolly pine are the large pines that are seen growing in Lewisville and Flower Mound. These trees are native to the southern coastal plain (East Texas eastward to the Atlantic), [...]
Pruning Trees in the Spring – not the best time!
April 2, 2010 by Scott
Spring is here! And we are noticing that our trees are budding out and starting to grow. We now notice them, while in the winter they seemed so docile, now they may look like they need to be managed with a little pruning…… Spring is the worst time to prune your trees! The trees are [...]
Pruning & Trimming- It’s Tree Surgery
March 4, 2010 by Scott
Blackjack Oak in Flower Mound, Texas Why do we prune trees? Don’t they do well by themselves without our help? We ask a lot of the trees that grow in an urban environment. Space is limited, the soil has been compacted, soil nutrients are constantly being depleted, people damage them, etc. Pruning is one of [...]
Staking trees at planting time – it’s important to do it right
February 13, 2010 by Scott
Trees are often staked with guy wire or straps at planting time. Sometimes this is necessary due to the size of the tree in relation the root ball and the soil type. However, it can cause real problems with your tree in the following years if not done properly. Staking of a newly planted tree [...]
Root Flares Coverup – A great video tutorial
January 27, 2010 by Scott
One of my mentors is Tyson Woods, an arborist in Dallas who has been caring for the trees of Highland Park for a long time. He created this video a number of years ago which does a great job of explaining the problem of trees being planted to deeply along with the girdling roots that [...]
