Category: Tree Health & Care
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How to Water Your Trees During the Summer
Watering trees during the summer can be tricky. To avoid underwatering or overwatering, you need a well-thought-out irrigation plan.
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Emerald Ash Borer Active in Denton County
Background The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been discovered in Denton, County. The ISA Certified Arborists want to make sure that our customers and the community at large have accurate information and with proper knowledge can decide how they want to protect any Ash trees on their property. The EAB was discovered in the USA…
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Fall Webworms – They’re Back in Town
The Fall webworm is a moth that infests Pecans and other hardwood trees and creates unsightly webbing tents on the ends of limbs in the late summer. What you see is the caterpillar life stage of the moth. The caterpillars leave the webbing when mature and drop to the ground to pupate and overwinter. We…
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Post Oaks and Hot Weather
In the summertime when the weather is hot… Mungo Jerry, “In the SummerTime” I was 16 when Mungo Jerry’s song, “In the Summertime” came out in 1970. What a great summer. I drove a combine that summer harvesting wheat from the Texas Panhandle to Nebraska and that song played on the AM radio all summer.…
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How and When to Treat Bagworms in North Texas
Bagworms are tiny little caterpillars that turn into moths. They feed on trees such as Junipers, red cedar’s, arborvitae, Leyland Cypress, and other evergreen type trees.
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What’s wrong with my Photinias?
With the mild, humid weather North Texas has had recently, Red Tip Photinias have been hit hard with a fungal infection called Entomosporium Leaf Spot. “Leaf Spot” for short. Leaf Spot on Photinias is easily identifiable. These are some of it’s characteristics: This fungal infection can often times be very aggressive. If you notice the…
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Are Your Trees Planted Too Deep?
Trees that have been planted too deep are, unfortunately, a very common problem in the urban landscape. How can you tell if your tree is planted too deep? First, a quick lesson in tree biology Trees aren’t supposed to look like telephone poles sticking out of the ground. They are supposed to have a taper…
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Root Flare Exposure – Do It Yourself
The most important physiological factor in the health of a tree is the status of the Root Flare area at that base of the tree. It is very important that the root flare be free of soil, mulch, and circling roots. Tree Shepherds does this for our customers as a service and, unless you are…
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Why are My Crape Myrtles Black?
That unappealing black coating on your tree is actually a harmless byproduct of a bug! The black substance is called sooty mold and grows on the waste product of an insect called scale. The mold itself is fairly harmless, more aesthetic than anything. It can even be washed off with a high-powered hose or wet…
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How to Water Your Trees
Please take a second to watch this short video on how to water your trees! These tree watering tips are the generally accepted practices in the tree care industry as to what is most healthy for the root system of your trees.