Tag: Plant Health Care
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Tree Pruning in Flower Mound: A Better Way to Protect and Improve Your Trees
Tree Services in Flower Mound Tree pruning is one of the most important services a homeowner can invest in, especially in North Texas where trees face heat, storms, drought, and compacted, poorly irrigated soil. If you’re a homeowner in Flower Mound, professional pruning from Tree Shepherds can you’re your trees stay healthier and safer, costing…
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How to Keep Your Trees Safe in a Storm
Are Your Trees Ready for Spring Storms? March through May can be a stormy time in North Texas. Thunderstorms, strong winds, hail and tornadoes. And while many of you know how damaging these weather events can be to roofs and, consequently, insurance premiums, have you considered the cost to other parts of your property, namely…
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How to Help Your Trees Weather a Storm
Many trees in residential areas suffered some form of damage during the storms in May. Thankfully, there are ways to mitigate the dangers and the destruction to trees caused by storms. Maintain Good Plant Health Care Practices Trees are designed to handle the wind. As a look around your neighborhood will demonstrate, most trees lost…
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Is Your Lawn Care Company Killing Your Trees?
Spring showers bring many wildflowers in Texas. They also bring about the exponential growth of those not so beautiful plants known as weeds. Many residents in North Texas call on a professional lawn care service to keep their lawn green and weed-free. However, the use of chemicals, such as Metsulfuron, will harm and eventually kill…
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Insects that Attack Trees in North Texas
Tree Pests in Denton County Our Consulting Arborists encounter many insects afflicting trees in North Texas. Below is a list of the most common insects that infest trees in Denton County and Collin County. Many of the insects are evidence of other stress factors that the tree is dealing with, like poor irrigation (too much…
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How Often Should Trees Be Pruned?
In most situations, trees in an urban environment should be inspected for pruning every 2 to 3 years. The time between pruning depends on many factors. The species of the tree, the health of the tree, the site in which the tree is planted, growth rates, weather conditions, etc. Why Should Trees Be Pruned? Regular…
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Tree Care Fall Checklist
Promote Healthy Soil Activity Fertilize Fall fertilization is important to maintaining healthy trees. Tree Shepherds utilizes a specific formula for the fall, which promotes root growth. For more information on tree fertilization, please click here. Mulch Unprocessed mulch helps maintain moisture, add nutrients to the soil and maintain soil temperatures. It should be spread evenly…
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Why You Should Fertilize Your Trees
Healthy Soil Promotes Healthy Trees The Tree Shepherds fertilization program is built around the fact that healthy soil promotes the growth and maintenance of healthy trees. But what is healthy soil? For soil to be healthy it must be alive with microbial activity. In the forest, microbes in the soil break down organic matter and…
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Fall Webworms
Fall webworms are commonly seen in the autumn, as the name suggests. The small, web-forming caterpillar attacks over 88 kinds of plants and trees. In North Texas, Oak, hickory, and pecans trees are the most frequently infested, along with some ornamentals.
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Preserving Post Oaks in a Hot Urban Environment
Post Oaks Sensitive Root Systems Post Oaks are very tough trees. If left undisturbed in their natural environment, they can live to be over 300 years old. However, when their root systems are compromised by nearby construction and over watering of turf lawns, the summer heat can be devastating. When Damage Has Been Done to…